Hepatitis E among US travelers, 1989-1992
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Several US residents were diagnosed with hepatitis E between 1989 and 1992 after traveling abroad. Hepatitis E is an infection caused by the hepatitis E virus, which usually is transmitted in contaminated drinking water. One patient had traveled to Mexico shortly before becoming infected. She drank several margaritas with crushed ice and ate salsa and chips during her trip. Three other patients had traveled to India before becoming ill. Two of these patients drank unboiled water in India and swam in the Ganges River. Outbreaks of hepatitis E have occurred in India and in other parts of the world including other countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Hepatitis E may also be prevalent in Mexico and along the US-Mexico border. Most US residents who travel abroad and develop a viral hepatitis get hepatis A, another form of hepatitis transmitted in drinking water.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1993
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Increase in coccidioidomycosis -- Arizona, 1998-2001
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A total of 2,203 Arizona residents developed a fungal infection called coccidioidomycosis in 2001 compared to 1,551 cases in 1995. This represents a 186% increase on a per capita basis. The infections often occur in winter after a prolonged drought. The fungus lives in soil, so dry and windy conditions may cause it to float in the air where people can breathe it.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2003
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Coccidioidomycosis in Travelers Returning From Mexico--Pennsylvania, 2000
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Many travelers may develop coccidioidomycosis, especially when visiting dry environments. Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection that can affect the lungs if the spores are inhaled. Of 23 church members who visited Mexico and became sick during or after their stay there, 8 tested positive for the organism that causes coccidioidomycosis.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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