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Coccidioidesspp. exposure among military working dogs in endemic regions of the United States

Published:2023-11 Issue:11 Volume:61 Page:
ISSN:1369-3786
Container-title:Medical Mycology
language:en
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Author:

Rozier Lege S¹,Mullaney Sara B¹^ORCID,Thompson III George R²³,Moore Gerald D¹,Ajufoh Chiweta O¹,Gerardo Angelina A⁴,Sykes Jane E⁵^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry and Life Science United States Military Academy, Bartlett Hall , West Point, NY 10996 , USA

2. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, Davis Health , Sacramento, CA 95817 , USA

3. Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis , Davis, CA 95616 , USA

4. Department of Defense Military Working Dog Veterinary Service, Lackland Air force base , 78236 , USA

5. Department of Medicine & Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis , Davis, CA 95616 , USA

Abstract

AbstractCoccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease in arid regions of the United States that is predicted to expand with climate change. Cases in military personnel and military working dogs (MWDs) impact personnel readiness and result in healthcare costs. To examine Coccidioides exposure among MWDs, 276 banked serum samples were retrieved from dogs housed in California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. Using gel immunodiffusion, six (2.1%) specimens were IgG-positive and three (1.1%) were equivocally IgM-positive. The IgG-positive samples were from Arizona (2 [prevalence 8.0%]) and California (4 [3.7%]). These data will guide future efforts to study MWDs as sentinels for human coccidioidomycosis.

Funder

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,General Medicine

Link

https://academic.oup.com/mmy/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/mmy/myad109/52799522/myad109.pdf

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