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. 2017 Nov;23(11):1917-1919.
doi: 10.3201/eid2311.170934.

Paracoccidioidomycosis after Highway Construction, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Antonio C Francesconi do Valle, Priscila Marques de Macedo, Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Anselmo R Romão, Marcia Dos Santos Lazéra, Bodo Wanke

Paracoccidioidomycosis after Highway Construction, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Antonio C Francesconi do Valle et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

Transmission of Paracoccidioides spp. fungi to humans is usually related to manipulation of soil. Rural workers are the most affected group. We report an outbreak of paracoccidioidomycosis after deforestation and massive earth removal during construction of a highway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Extensive environmental disturbances might be involved in fungal transmission.

Keywords: Brazil; Paracoccidioides; Rio de Janeiro; aerial dispersion; conidia; deforestation; fungi; highway construction; human infections; neglected disease; outbreak; paracoccidioidomycosis; respiratory infections; soil; systemic mycosis.

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Metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, showing the Raphael de Almeida Magalhães Highway, also known as the Arco Metropolitano, and georeferenced cases of paracoccidioidomycosis (open circles) during highway construction. Inset shows location of metropolitan area in Rio de Janeiro State and of Rio de Janeiro State (circle) in Brazil. Source: Landsat 8 Images (https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/).
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