Re-drawing the maps for endemic mycoses

N Ashraf, RC Kubat, V Poplin, AA Adenis, DW Denning… - Mycopathologia, 2020 - Springer
Endemic mycoses such as histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis,
paracoccidioidomycosis, and talaromycosis are well-known causes of focal and systemic …

Update on the epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis in the United States

OZ McCotter, K Benedict, DM Engelthaler… - Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The incidence of reported coccidioidomycosis in the past two decades has increased
greatly; monitoring its changing epidemiology is essential for understanding its burden on …

coccidioidomycosis in Latin America

R Laniado-Laborín, EG Arathoon, C Canteros… - Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Coccidioidomycosis is a highly prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America and has been
reported (human and zoonotic cases) in México, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia …

Investigating clinical issues by genotyping of medically important fungi: why and how?

A Alanio, M Desnos-Ollivier… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Genotyping studies of medically important fungi have addressed elucidation of outbreaks,
nosocomial transmissions, infection routes, and genotype-phenotype correlations, of which …

Epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis in Argentina, an update

MN Viale, MC López-Joffre, AN Motter… - Medical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The National Reference Laboratory in Clinical Mycology of Argentina conducted a
retrospective review of human coccidioidomycosis cases diagnosed by the National …

Differential Thermotolerance Adaptation between Species of Coccidioides

HL Mead, PS Hamm, IN Shaffer, MM Teixeira… - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Coccidioidomycosis, or Valley fever, is caused by two species of dimorphic fungi. Based on
molecular phylogenetic evidence, the genus Coccidioides contains two reciprocally …

Coccidioides ecology and genomics

BM Barker, AP Litvintseva, M Riquelme… - Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Although the natural history and ecology of Coccidioides spp. have been studied for over
100 years, many fundamental questions about this fungus remain unanswered. Two of the …

The quest for a vaccine against coccidioidomycosis: a neglected disease of the Americas

TN Kirkland - Journal of Fungi, 2016 - mdpi.com
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) is a disease caused by inhalation of Coccidioides spp.
This neglected disease has substantial public health impact despite its geographic …

Retrospective analysis of cutaneous lesions in 23 canine and 17 feline cases of coccidioidomycosis seen in Arizona, USA (2009–2015)

DM Simoes, SM Dial, KS Coyner… - Veterinary …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease caused by the dimorphic saprophytic
fungus Coccidioides immitis or C. posadasii. Primary pulmonary infection can disseminate to …

Application of laser capture microdissection and PCR sequencing in the diagnosis of Coccidioides spp. infection: A case report and literature review in China

X Yang, Y Song, TY Liang, Q Wang, R Li… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Coccidioidomycosis is endemic to California, Arizona, and Mexico. In recent years, the
reported cases of coccidioidomycosis have increased in nonendemic regions. Here, we …