Histoplasmosis Cluster, Golf Course, Canada

Abstract

We report a cluster of 4 cases of acute histoplasmosis (1 culture proven and 3 with positive serology, of which 2 were symptomatic) associated with exposure to soil during a golf course renovation. Patients in western Canada with compatible symptoms should be tested for histoplasmosis, regardless of their travel or exposure history.

Keywords

• Histoplasmosis
• outbreak
• epidemiology
• soil
• dispatch
• Canada