Migration Histoplasmosis

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Abstract
An epidemic of histoplasmosis involving 8 of 10 members of 2 families is described. Both families had recently moved to Columbus, Ohio and took up residence in a new housing development in a previously rural area. Exposure to dust containing Histoplasma was considered to be the source of infection as proved by isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum from the soil. Varying degrees of illness were observed in the affected members, of which 4 required hospitalization. With the pattern of the development of new housing areas in previously rural areas, the risk of contracting histoplasmosis to persons moving into endemic areas is increased. This is particularly true when there has been no previous exposure to H. capsulatum.

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