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[Imported systemic mycoses: are we prepared to diagnose these infections?]

Kathrin Tintelnot1, Volker Rickerts1

  • 1Robert Koch-Institut, FG16, Erreger von Pilz- und Parasiteninfektionen und von Mykobakteriosen, Konsiliarlabor für Kryptokokkose, Scedosporiose und importierte Systemmykosen.

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
|June 13, 2015
PubMed

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Histoplasma capsulatum infections are common in Northern European animals but not humans. Climate change may increase imported fungal disease risks, like coccidioidomycosis, in regions such as Germany.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Mycology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Climate Change Impact

Context:

  • Histoplasma capsulatum is endemic in animals in Northern Europe.
  • No autochthonous human cases of histoplasmosis are documented in the region.
  • Rising coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) in the USA may increase imported cases in Germany.

Purpose:

  • To highlight the potential for imported fungal infections due to climate change.
  • To underscore the lack of autochthonous histoplasmosis in humans in Northern Europe.
  • To discuss the implications of climate change on fungal pathogen distribution.

Summary:

  • While Histoplasma capsulatum infects animals in Northern Europe, human cases are unproven.
  • Increased coccidioidomycosis in the USA could lead to more imported infections in Germany.
  • Climate change is likely to alter the geographic spread of fungal pathogens.

Impact:

  • Increased awareness of potential fungal disease importation.
  • Need for enhanced surveillance of imported mycoses.
  • Anticipation of altered fungal pathogen distribution due to environmental shifts.

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