Non-rural point source blastomycosis outbreak near a yard waste collection site

Clinical Medicine and Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 57-65

  Pfister, John R ^a   Archer, John R ^b   Hersil, Shelly ^c   Boers, Tammi ^c   Reed, Kurt D ^d   Meece, Jennifer K ^e   Anderson, Jennifer L ^e   Burgess, Joshua W ^f   Sullivan, Thomas D ^g   Klein, Bruce S ^g   Wheat, L Joseph ^h   Davis, Jeffrey P ^b  

^a WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Lincoln County Health Department   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h Mira Vista Diagnostics   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Blastomyces dermatitidis; Blastomycosis; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BLASTOMYCES; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; REFUSE DISPOSAL; URBAN POPULATION; WASTE PRODUCTS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 79960360273     PISSN: 15394182     EISSN: 15546179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2010.958     Document Type: Article

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