Histoplasmosis outbreak in Tamboril cave-Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2013 Dec 14:4:1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.12.002. eCollection 2014 Apr.

Abstract

In this study, we report four cases of Histoplasma capsulatum infection in eight biologists who made an expedition to determine the prevalence of this fungus in a cave localized in the northwest of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. This case report demonstrates the importance of evaluating the H. capsulatum presence in Brazilian caves before opening to public visitations.

Keywords: Cavern's fungi; Histoplasma capsulate; Histoplasmosis; Speleologist.