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Volume 32, Number 2—February 2026
Research
Pulmonary Complications in Fatal Yellow Fever, Brazil, 2017–2019
Amaro N. Duarte-Neto
, Katia C. Dantas, Suzette C. Ferreira, Fernando R. Giugni, Marielton P. Cunha, Shahab Z. Pour, Felipe L. Ledesma, Yeh-Li Ho, Ana C.S. Nastri, Cinthya S.C. Borges, Fernanda A. Rodrigues, Ceila M.S. Malaque, Jaques Sztajnbok, Thais Mauad, Luiz F.F. Silva, Paulo H.N. Saldiva, and Marisa Dolhnikoff
, Katia C. Dantas, Suzette C. Ferreira, Fernando R. Giugni, Marielton P. Cunha, Shahab Z. Pour, Felipe L. Ledesma, Yeh-Li Ho, Ana C.S. Nastri, Cinthya S.C. Borges, Fernanda A. Rodrigues, Ceila M.S. Malaque, Jaques Sztajnbok, Thais Mauad, Luiz F.F. Silva, Paulo H.N. Saldiva, and Marisa Dolhnikoff
Table 4
Characteristics of 21 yellow fever cases with fungal infections in the lung, Brazil, 2017–2019*
| Pathogen | GenBank accession no. | YFV type |
|---|---|---|
| Nakaseomyces glabratus† | MN473880 | Sylvatic |
| MN475751 | Sylvatic | |
| MN477933 | Sylvatic | |
| MN475749 |
Sylvatic |
|
| Candida albicans | MN473077 | Sylvatic |
| MN475275 | Sylvatic | |
| MN477032 | Sylvatic | |
| C. tropicalis | MN477465 | Sylvatic |
| MN475173 | Vaccinal | |
| C. parapsilosis |
MN477247 |
Sylvatic |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | MN474008 | Sylvatic |
| MN475197 | Sylvatic | |
| MN477796 | Sylvatic | |
| A. flavus |
MN477210 |
Sylvatic |
| Trichosporon faecale | MN472741 | Sylvatic |
| T. asahii |
MN475174 |
Vaccinal |
| Didymella glomerata | MN472927 | Sylvatic |
| MN472744 |
Vaccinal |
|
| Debaryomyces hansenii |
MN472906 |
Sylvatic |
| Cladosporium sphaerospermum |
MN476933 |
Sylvatic |
| Apiotrichum domesticum | MN477197 | Sylvatic |
*A total of 21 fungal infections represented 28.4% of study cases. YFV, yellow fever virus. †Formerly known as Candida glabrata.
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