Cluster of Nasal Rhinosporidiosis, Eastern Province, Rwanda

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Sep;25(9):1727-1729. doi: 10.3201/eid2509.190021.

Abstract

We report 4 recent cases of nasal rhinosporidiosis in Rwanda. All patients were boys or young men living in the same district (Gatsibo District, Eastern Province), suggesting a reservoir in the area. The recent reemergence of rhinosporidiosis in Rwanda might reflect increased availability of diagnostic services rather than emerging disease.

Keywords: Rhinosporidium seeberi; Rwanda; mesomycetazoan; nasal rhinosporidiosis; respiratory infections; rhinosporidiosis.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Animals
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Rhinosporidiosis / epidemiology*
  • Rhinosporidiosis / etiology
  • Rhinosporidium / isolation & purification*
  • Risk Factors
  • Rwanda / epidemiology