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. 2022 Sep;28(9):1842-1846.
doi: 10.3201/eid2809.220652.

Coccidioidomycosis Seroincidence and Risk among Military Personnel, Naval Air Station Lemoore, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA1

Graham C Ellis, Charlotte A Lanteri, Hsing-Chuan Hsieh, Paul C F Graf, Gabriel Pineda, Nancy F Crum-Cianflone, Catherine M Berjohn, Terrel Sanders, Ryan C Maves, Robert Deiss

Coccidioidomycosis Seroincidence and Risk among Military Personnel, Naval Air Station Lemoore, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA1

Graham C Ellis et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

We conducted a retrospective cohort study that tested 2,000 US military personnel for Coccidioides antibodies in a disease-endemic region. The overall incidence of seroconversion was 0.5 cases/100 person-years; 12.5% of persons who seroconverted had illnesses requiring medical care. No significant association was found between demographic characteristics and seroconversion or disease.

Keywords: California; Coccidioides; Naval Air Station Lemoore; San Joaquin Valley; United States; coccidioidomycosis; endemic diseases; fungi; infections; lung disease; military personnel; respiratory infections; risk; seroincidence.

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Incidence of Coccidioides seroconversion among military personnel, Naval Air Station Lemoore, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA. Error bars indicate 95% CIs.
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