Blastomycosis in Ontario, 1994-2003

We describe a case of blastomycosis in an 8-year-old boy with Blastomyces-associated osteomyelitis and possible pulmonary involvement. We also identify 309 cases of blastomycosis in Ontario that were seen during a 10-year period, 57% of which occurred from 2001 to 2003. The overall incidence during...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2006-02, Vol.12 (2), p.274-279
Main Authors: Morris, Shaun K, Brophy, Jason, Richardson, Susan E, Summerbell, Richard, Parkin, Patricia C, Jamieson, Frances, Limerick, Bill, Wiebe, Lyle, Ford-Jones, E Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blastomyces - isolation & purification
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Blastomycosis
Blastomycosis - epidemiology
Blastomycosis - microbiology
Canada
Case studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Development and progression
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Ontario
Ontario - epidemiology
Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis - epidemiology
Osteomyelitis - microbiology
Pediatrics
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Summary:We describe a case of blastomycosis in an 8-year-old boy with Blastomyces-associated osteomyelitis and possible pulmonary involvement. We also identify 309 cases of blastomycosis in Ontario that were seen during a 10-year period, 57% of which occurred from 2001 to 2003. The overall incidence during the study period was 0.30 cases per 100,000 population. Most patients were from north Ontario (n = 188), where the incidence was 2.44 cases per 100,000. The incidence in the Toronto region was 0.29 per 100,000. Thirteen percent of cases occurred in children
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1202.050849