Abstract

HIV-Associated Disseminated Emmonsiosis, Johannesburg, South Africa

Highlights

  • Schistosoma haematobium infections acquired in Corsica, France, August 2013

  • We report 3 additional cases of disseminated emmonsiosis from Johannesburg, South Africa, 403 km from Bloemfontein and 1,400 km from Cape Town

  • HIV-associated emmonsiosis was suggested to be geographically isolated to the Western Cape Province, South Africa [7], the ecologic niche occupied by this novel Emmonsia sp. probably extends throughout southern Africa

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Introduction

Schistosoma haematobium infections acquired in Corsica, France, August 2013. Cycle évolutif du Schistosoma bovis (Bilharzia crassa); infection spontanée de Bulinus contortus en Corse C.-R. Emmonsia rarely infect humans, the fungi can cause localized granulomatous pulmonary disease (adiaspiromycosis) in immunocompetent persons [1,2,3,4].

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