Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Outbreak in A Documentary Film Crew Travelling from Guatemala to Australia
<i>Histoplasma capsulatum</i> is an endemic mycosis with a widespread distribution, although it is infrequently reported in travellers. In April 2018, five television crew members developed an acute febrile illness after filming a documentary about vampire bats in Guatemala. Patients dev...
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| description | <i>Histoplasma capsulatum</i> is an endemic mycosis with a widespread distribution, although it is infrequently reported in travellers. In April 2018, five television crew members developed an acute febrile illness after filming a documentary about vampire bats in Guatemala. Patients developed symptoms after travelling to Australia, where they presented for medical care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5dcccee2990441a8b366d08bc5f99b42022-12-22T04:00:37ZengMDPI AGTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease2414-63662019-02-01412510.3390/tropicalmed4010025tropicalmed4010025Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Outbreak in A Documentary Film Crew Travelling from Guatemala to AustraliaStephen Muhi0Amy Crowe1John Daffy2St Vincent’s Pathology, St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne), Victoria 3065, AustraliaSt Vincent’s Pathology, St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne), Victoria 3065, AustraliaSt Vincent’s Pathology, St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne), Victoria 3065, Australia<i>Histoplasma capsulatum</i> is an endemic mycosis with a widespread distribution, although it is infrequently reported in travellers. In April 2018, five television crew members developed an acute febrile illness after filming a documentary about vampire bats in Guatemala. Patients developed symptoms after travelling to Australia, where they presented for medical care.https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/4/1/25histoplasmosistraveloutbreakGuatemala |
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| title | Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Outbreak in A Documentary Film Crew Travelling from Guatemala to Australia |
| title_full | Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Outbreak in A Documentary Film Crew Travelling from Guatemala to Australia |
| title_fullStr | Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Outbreak in A Documentary Film Crew Travelling from Guatemala to Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Outbreak in A Documentary Film Crew Travelling from Guatemala to Australia |
| title_short | Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Outbreak in A Documentary Film Crew Travelling from Guatemala to Australia |
| title_sort | acute pulmonary histoplasmosis outbreak in a documentary film crew travelling from guatemala to australia |
| topic | histoplasmosis travel outbreak Guatemala |
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