Blastomycosis

Maps of histoplasmosis, blastomycosis and coccidiomycosis may underestimate the areas of endemicity for these infections because researchers have found diagnoses outside their historically defined regions in the United States.

The largest documented outbreak of blastomycosis in the United States was reported at a paper mill in Michigan in 2022-2023. However, researchers were unable to identify the source of Blastomyces exposure, according to a MMWR report.

Three species of soil fungi, known to cause lung infections, have been found in U.S. states outside of what was historically accounted for by the CDC in 1969, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Fungal pathogens that can cause various diseases will likely become more prevalent in the next 10 years thanks to climate change, according to a recent commentary.

Nearly 70% of adults in the United States have never heard of six major fungal diseases, according to results from a first-of-its-kind survey published in MMWR.