Coccidioidomycosis epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Vidit Bhargava, M.B.B.S [2] Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [3]
Overview
California state prisons have been particularly affected by Coccidioidomycosis, as far back as 1919. In 2005 and 2006, the Pleasant Valley State Prison near Coalinga and Avenal State Prison near Avenal on the western side of the San Joaquin Valley had the highest incidence rate in 2005, of at least 3,000 per 100,000 [4]. It is endemic in certain parts of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and northwestern Mexico.[1]
Fungus can infect other animals apart from humans such as
- Cattle & livestock
- Horses
- Llamas
- Apes & monkeys
- many kind of zoo animals such as kangaroos, wallabies, tigers ,bears , otters etc.
- Marine mammals such as dolphins and
- Occasional wildlife in endemic areas. [2]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics of Coccidioidomycosis include:
Incidence
- The annual incidence of coccidioidomycosis in United states is variable but overall is increasing, from a rate of 5.3 per 100,000 in 1998 to a rate of 42.6 in 2011.
- Arizona has the highest incidence of Coccidioidiomycosis of any state, with a yearly rate of approximately 248 cases per 100,000 population in 2011.
References
- ↑ Hector R, Laniado-Laborin R (2005). "Coccidioidomycosis--a fungal disease of the Americas". PLoS Med. 2 (1): e2. PMID 15696207.
- ↑ "https://www.vfce.arizona.edu/ValleyFeverInPets/VFID-other.aspx". Retrieved 20 November 2013. External link in
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