Severe histoplasmosis in travelers to Nicaragua

Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Oct;9(10):1322-5. doi: 10.3201/eid0910.030049.

Abstract

We investigated an outbreak of unexpectedly severe histoplasmosis among 14 healthy adventure travelers from the United States who visited a bat-infested cave in Nicaragua. Although histoplasmosis has rarely been reported to cause serious illness among travelers, this outbreak demonstrates that cases may be severe among travelers, even young, healthy persons.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Chiroptera
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Histoplasmosis / diagnosis
  • Histoplasmosis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nicaragua
  • Travel
  • United States / epidemiology