Histoplasmosis outbreak in Tamboril cave - Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

Silva, Fabiana Rocha da; Figueiredo, Sônia Maria de; Silveira, Thamara Thascila da Silva; Assunção, Cláudia Barbosa; Campolina, Sabrina Sidney; Barbosa, João Paulo Peixoto Pena; Rotondo, Alexandre

Histoplasmosis outbreak in Tamboril cave - Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

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Date

2014

Authors

Silva, Fabiana Rocha da

Figueiredo, Sônia Maria de

Silveira, Thamara Thascila da Silva

Assunção, Cláudia Barbosa

Campolina, Sabrina Sidney

Barbosa, João Paulo Peixoto Pena

Rotondo, Alexandre

Abstract

In this study, were port four cases of Histoplasma capsulatum infection in eight biologists who made an expedition to determine the prevalence of this fungus in a cave localized in the north west of Minas Gerais state,Brazil. This case report demonstrates the importance of evaluating the H. capsulatum presence in Brazilian caves before opening to public visitations.

Keywords

Histoplasma capsulate, Histoplasmosis, Speleologist, Cavern's fungi

Citation

SILVA, F. R. et al. Histoplasmosis outbreak in Tamboril cave - Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Medical Mycology Case Reports, v. 4, p. 1-4, 2014. Disponível em: <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3930957/>. Acesso em: 08 nov. 2014.

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http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/4821

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