TY - JOUR AU - MacDonald, Pia D.M. AU - Langley, Rick AU - Gerkin, Susan AU - Torok, Michelle AU - MacCormack, J. Newton T1 - Human and Canine Pulmonary Blastomycosis, North Carolina, 2001–2002 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2006 VL - 12 IS - 8 SP - 1242 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We investigated a cluster of blastomycosis in 8 humans and 4 dogs in a rural North Carolina community. Delayed diagnosis, difficulty isolating Blastomyces dermatitidis in nature, and lack of a sensitive and specific test to assess exposure make outbreaks of this disease difficult to study. KW - Blastomycosis KW - Blastomyces dermatitidis KW - humans KW - canine diseases KW - disease outbreaks KW - lung disease KW - fungal KW - North Carolina KW - dispatch KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1208.050781 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/8/05-0781_article ER - End of Reference