Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis - United States, 2011-2017.

Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis - United States, 2011-2017. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2019 Sep 20;68(7):1-15 Authors: Benedict K, McCotter OZ, Brady S, Komatsu K, Sondermeyer Cooksey GL, Nguyen A, Jain S, Vugia DJ, Jackson BR Abstract PROBLEM/CONDITION: Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) is an infection caused by the environmental fungus Coccidioides spp., which typically causes respiratory illness but also can lead to disseminated disease. This fungus typically lives in soils in warm, arid regions, including the southwestern United States. REPORTING PERIOD: 2011-2017. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM: Coccidioidomycosis has been nationally notifiable since 1995 and is reportable in 26 states and the District of Columbia (DC), where laboratories and physicians notify local and state public health departments about possible coccidioidomycosis cases. Health department staff determine which cases qualify as confirmed cases according to the definition established by Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and voluntarily submit basic case information to CDC through the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. RESULTS: During 2011-2017, a total of 95,371 coccidioidomycosis cases from 26 states and DC were reported to CDC. The number of cases decreased from 2011 (22,634 cases) to 2014 (8,232 cases) and subsequently increased to 14,364 cases in 2017; >95% of cases were reported from Arizona and California. Rep...
Source: MMWR Surveill Summ - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tags: MMWR Surveill Summ Source Type: research