Open AccessIntegrating Public Health Surveillance and Environmental Data to Model Presence of Histoplasma in the United States
Author(s) -
Staci A. Hepler,
Kimberly Kaufeld,
Kaitlin Benedict,
Mitsuru Toda,
Brendan R Jackson,
Xiaonan Liu,
David G. Kline
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000001499
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , public health , environmental health , geography , histoplasma capsulatum , medicine , immunology , pathology
In the United States, the true geographic distribution of the environmental fungus Histoplasma capsulatum remains poorly understood but appears to have changed since it was first characterized. Histoplasmosis is caused by inhalation of the fungus and can range in severity from asymptomatic to life threatening. Due to limited public health surveillance and under detection of infections, it is challenging to directly use reported case data to characterize spatial risk.