Coccidioides posadasii infection in bats, Brazil

To analyze the eco-epidemiologic aspects of Histoplasma capsulatum in Brazil, we tested 83 bats for this fungus. Although H. capsulatum was not isolated, Coccidioides posadasii was recovered from Carollia perspicillata bat lungs. Immunologic studies detected coccidioidal antibodies and antigens in G...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2012-04, Vol.18 (4), p.668-670
Main Authors: Cordeiro, Rossana de Aguiar, e Silva, Kylvia Rocha de Castro, Brilhante, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira, Moura, Francisco Bergson Pinheiro, Duarte, Naylê Francelino Holanda, Marques, Francisca Jakelyne de Farias, Cordeiro, Rebecca de Aguiar, Filho, Renato Evando Moreira, de Araújo, Roberto Wagner Bezerra, Bandeira, Tereza de Jesus Pinheiro Gomes, Rocha, Marcos Fábio Gadelha, Sidrim, José Júlio Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies, Fungal - metabolism
bats
Brazil
Carollia perspicillat
Chiroptera - immunology
Chiroptera - microbiology
Coccidioides - immunology
Coccidioides - isolation & purification
Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis - epidemiology
Coccidioidomycosis - immunology
Coccidioidomycosis - microbiology
Coccidioidomycosis - veterinary
Disease transmission
Dispatch
Endemic Diseases
endemic mycosis
fungal eco-epidemiology
Health aspects
Histoplasma capsulatum
HIV patients
Liver - immunology
Lung Diseases, Fungal - epidemiology
Lung Diseases, Fungal - immunology
Lung Diseases, Fungal - microbiology
Lung Diseases, Fungal - veterinary
Mice
Mycoses
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Summary:To analyze the eco-epidemiologic aspects of Histoplasma capsulatum in Brazil, we tested 83 bats for this fungus. Although H. capsulatum was not isolated, Coccidioides posadasii was recovered from Carollia perspicillata bat lungs. Immunologic studies detected coccidioidal antibodies and antigens in Glossophaga soricina and Desmodus rotundus bats.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1804.111641