TY - JOUR AU - de Perio, Marie AU - Niemeier, R. Todd AU - Burr, Gregory T1 - Coccidioides Exposure and Coccidioidomycosis among Prison Employees, California, United States T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 6 SP - 1031 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Responding to a request by corrections agency management, we investigated coccidioidomycosis in prison employees in central California, a coccidioidomycosis-endemic area. We identified 103 cases of coccidioidomycosis that occurred over 4.5 years. As a result, we recommended training and other steps to reduce dust exposure among employees and thus potential exposure to Coccidioides. KW - Coccidioidomycosis KW - Coccidioides KW - Valley fever KW - occupational health KW - employees KW - prison KW - correctional facility KW - fungi KW - California KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid2106.141201 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/6/14-1201_article ER - End of Reference