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Genomic epidemiology of Histoplasma in Africa.
mBio - 10 Sept 2025
Mapengo Rutendo E, Maphanga Tsidiso G, Jofre Gaston I, Rader Jonathan A, Turissini David A, Birkhead Monica, Kwabia S Ama, Sepúlveda Victoria E, Buitrago Maria José, Teixeira Marcus de Melo, Barker Bridget M, Alanio Alexandre, Sturny-Leclère Aude, Garcia-Hermoso Dea, Govender Nelesh P, Matute Daniel R
Abstract excerpt
Histoplasmosis, the disease caused by thermally dimorphic fungi in the genus Histoplasma, is usually associated with pulmonary involvement in healthy individuals and a disseminated syndrome in immunocompromised patients. Among African patients, lung disease is less commonly reported than skin, lymph node, or bone disease. Because different species or strains may be associated with different disease presentations...
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