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
Summary
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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