Notes from the Field:Blastomycosis Cases Occurring Outside of Regions with Known Endemicity — New York, 2007–2017
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In October 2017, the New York State Department of Health was alerted by Albany-area infectious disease physicians about local cases of blastomycosis that included multiple severe infections in the state health department’s Capital District, an area where Blastomyces spp. fungi are not considered endemic.
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The geographic range of blastomycosis appears to be shifting, with new regions at risk including New York state.
“The geographic range appears to be shifting, with new regions at risk including New York state [172].”
From Race and ethnicity: Risk factors for fungal infections? (2023) · cites this paper as [172]
Blastomycosis is endemic throughout much of the midwestern US, particularly along the Great Lakes and the Mississippi, Ohio, and Saint Lawrence River valleys.
“It is endemic throughout much of the midwestern US [171,172], particularly along the Great Lakes and the Mississippi, Ohio, and Saint Lawrence River valleys [173,174].”
From Race and ethnicity: Risk factors for fungal infections? (2023) · cites this paper as [172]
Blastomycosis might be emerging in new areas, such as east-central New York.
“Blastomycosis also can occur in areas outside those where it is commonly recognized (4) and might be emerging in new areas, such as east-central New York (5).”
From Blastomycosis Surveillance in 5 States, United States, 1987–2018 (2021) · cites this paper as [5]
The infection's true range is broader than generally appreciated.
“Cases also occur outside these regions, indicating that the infection’s true range is broader than generally appreciated (4,5).”
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Most blastomycosis cases are thought to occur in the midwestern, south-central, and southeastern states, in areas surrounding the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys, the Great Lakes, and the Saint Lawrence River.
“In the United States, most blastomycosis cases are thought to occur in the midwestern, south-central, and southeastern states, in areas surrounding the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys, the Great Lakes, and the Saint Lawrence River.”
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- Authors
- McDonald, R., Dufort, E., Jackson, B. R., Tobin, E. H., Newman, A., Benedict, K., & Blog, D.
- Affiliations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- New York State Department of Health (US)
- Albany Medical Center Hospital (US)
- Corresponding author
- McDonald, Robert
- Venue
- MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Published
- 2018-09-28
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 38
- Pages
- 1077-1078
- ISSN
- 0149-2195 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-861X
- PMC
- PMC6188125
- OpenAlex
- W2893701556
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 6
- FWCI
- 4.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- New York State Department of Health
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Fungal Infections and Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Microbiology › Actinomycetales infections and treatment
- Keywords
- blastomycosis, Blastomyces, non-endemic areas, emerging fungal infections, New York State
- MeSH terms
- Blastomycosis, Humans, New York, United States, Endemic Diseases
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