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. 2016 Oct;22(10):1821-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid2210.160696.

Effect of Geography on the Analysis of Coccidioidomycosis-Associated Deaths, United States

Jason A Noble, Robert G Nelson, Gudeta D Fufaa, Paul Kang, Shira Chani Shafir, John N Galgiani

Effect of Geography on the Analysis of Coccidioidomycosis-Associated Deaths, United States

Jason A Noble et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Because coccidioidomycosis death rates vary by region, we reanalyzed coccidioidomycosis-associated mortality in the United States by race/ethnicity, then limited analysis to Arizona and California. Coccidioidomycosis-associated deaths were shown to increase among African-Americans but decrease among Native Americans and Hispanics. Separately, in a Native American cohort, diabetes co-varied with coccidioidomycosis-associated death.

Keywords: African Americans; Arizona; California; Coccidioides; Hispanic Americans; Native Americans; North America; coccidioidomycosis; diabetes mellitus; endemic diseases; fungi; risk factors; southwestern United States; spores.

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Coccidioidomycosis-associated mortality rates, by age group, Arizona, California, and United States overall, 1990–2008. The difference in the mortality rate of the 0–4 year age group between previous study (1) and this study is attributable to a misprint in the source document.
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