The sources of histoplasmosis infection on the Isla de la Juventud, Cuba

The purpose of this work is to report the isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum, etiologic agent of histoplasmosis, from soil in sites inhabited by bats and chicken in the Island of Youth, Cuba. The fungus was cultured from four species of cave dwelling bats too. The identification of H. capsulatum wa...

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Published inRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 441 - 446
Main Authors Fernández Andreu, C M, Martínez Machin, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Brazil 01.09.1992
Subjects
Animals
Chiroptera - microbiology
Cuba
Disease Vectors
Environmental Microbiology
Histoplasma - isolation & purification
Histoplasmosis - microbiology
Histoplasmosis - transmission
Humans
Poultry - microbiology
Trees - microbiology
Cuba
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Summary:The purpose of this work is to report the isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum, etiologic agent of histoplasmosis, from soil in sites inhabited by bats and chicken in the Island of Youth, Cuba. The fungus was cultured from four species of cave dwelling bats too. The identification of H. capsulatum was done by mycelial to yeast conversion and exoantigen test. It is pointed out the epidemiological value of some of these isolations in caves of great importance from the archaeological, speleological or tourist point of view, and the potential risk that they represent to human health. The authors conclude with some recommendation to prevent the infection with H. capsulatum in people who have to keep in contact with those environments.
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ISSN:0036-4665