Rates and Risk Factors for Coccidioidomycosis among Prison Inmates, California, USA, 2011

Rates and Risk Factors for Coccidioidomycosis among Prison Inmates, California, USA, 2011

In California, coccidioidomycosis is a disease acquired by inhaling spores of Coccidioides immitis, a fungus found in certain arid regions, including the San Joaquin Valley, California, USA, where 8 state prisons are located. During 2011, we reviewed coccidioidomycosis rates at 2 of the prisons that...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Wheeler, Kimberley D. Lucas, Janet C. Mohle-Boetani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
African American
black
coccidioides
coccidioidomycosis
diabetes mellitus
Hispanic American
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/1/14-0836_article

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