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Emerg Infect Dis
; 23(11): 1917-1919, 2017 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29048286
ABSTRACT
Transmission of Paracoccidioides spp. fungi to humans is usually related to manipulation of soil. Rural workers are the most affected group. We report an outbreak of paracoccidioidomycosis after deforestation and massive earth removal during construction of a highway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Extensive environmental disturbances might be involved in fungal transmission.