Effect of Geography on the Analysis of Coccidioidomycosis-Associated Deaths, United States

Abstract

Because coccidioidomycosis death rates vary by region, we reanalyzed coccidioidomycosis-associated mortality in the United States by race/ethnicity, then limited analysis to Arizona and California. Coccidioidomycosis-associated deaths were shown to increase among African-Americans but decrease among Native Americans and Hispanics. Separately, in a Native American cohort, diabetes co-varied with coccidioidomycosis-associated death.

Keywords

• African Americans
• Arizona
• California
• Coccidioides
• coccidioidomycosis
• diabetes mellitus