Human and Canine Blastomycosis Cases Associated with Riverside Neighborhood, Wisconsin, USA, December 2021-March 20221

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Dec;30(12):2633-2638. doi: 10.3201/eid3012.240390.

Abstract

We investigated a blastomycosis cluster among humans and canines in a neighborhood in Wisconsin, United States. We conducted interviews and collected serum specimens for Blastomyces antibody testing by enzyme immunoassay. Although no definitive exposure was identified, evidence supports potential exposures from the riverbank, riverside trails or yards, or construction dust.

Keywords: United States; Wisconsin; blastomycosis; disease outbreaks; fungi; serology; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Blastomyces* / immunology
  • Blastomycosis* / diagnosis
  • Blastomycosis* / drug therapy
  • Blastomycosis* / epidemiology
  • Blastomycosis* / microbiology
  • Dog Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Dog Diseases* / microbiology
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Wisconsin / epidemiology
  • Young Adult