Understanding the exposure risk of aerosolized Coccidioides in a Valley fever endemic metropolis.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Jan 2024
15 Jan 2024
Historique:
received:
20
07
2023
accepted:
04
01
2024
medline:
16
1
2024
pubmed:
16
1
2024
entrez:
15
1
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Coccidioides is the fungal causative agent of Valley fever, a primarily pulmonary disease caused by inhalation of fungal arthroconidia, or spores. Although Coccidioides has been an established pathogen for 120 years and is responsible for hundreds of thousands of infections per year, little is known about when and where infectious Coccidioides arthroconidia are present within the ambient air in endemic regions. Long-term air sampling programs provide a means to investigate these characteristics across space and time. Here we present data from > 18 months of collections from 11 air sampling sites across the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area. Overall, prevalence was highly variable across space and time with no obvious spatial or temporal correlations. Several high prevalence periods were identified at select sites, with no obvious spatial or temporal associations. Comparing these data with weather and environmental factor data, wind gusts and temperature were positively associated with Coccidioides detection, while soil moisture was negatively associated with Coccidioides detection. These results provide critical insights into the frequency and distribution of airborne arthroconidia and the associated risk of inhalation and potential disease that is present across space and time in a highly endemic locale.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38225347
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-51407-x
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-51407-x
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1311Subventions
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : 5R21AI149660-02
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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