Blastomycosis -- United States
In October 2017, the New York State Department of Health was alerted by Albany-area infectious disease physicians about local cases of blastomycosis, including multiple severe infections, in the state health department's Capital District, an area where _Blastomyces_ spp. fungi are not considered endemic. The majority of patients reported no travel to regions where blastomycosis is known to be endemic, prompting a state investigation of the disease. Blastomycosis is reportable in only 5 states
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6058460&promed&0
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