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. 2006 Aug;12(8):1242-4.
doi: 10.3201/eid1708.050781.

Human and canine pulmonary blastomycosis, North Carolina, 2001-2002

Pia D M MacDonald  1 , Rick L Langley, Susan R Gerkin, Michelle R Torok, J Newton MacCormack
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Human and canine pulmonary blastomycosis, North Carolina, 2001-2002

Pia D M MacDonald et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Aug.

Abstract

We investigated a cluster of blastomycosis in 8 humans and 4 dogs in a rural North Carolina community. Delayed diagnosis, difficulty isolating Blastomyces dermatitidis in nature, and lack of a sensitive and specific test to assess exposure make outbreaks of this disease difficult to study.

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Epidemic curve of a human and canine pulmonary blastomycosis outbreak, North Carolina, 2001–2002.
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