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Volume 30, Number 11—November 2024
Research Letter

Suspected Acute Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis in Traveler Returning to Switzerland from Peru

Andreas Neumayr1Comments to Author , Volker Rickerts1, Sina Ackermann, Felipe Castelblanco, Esther Kuenzli, Ana Durovic1, and Carlos Seas1
Author affiliation: James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia (A. Neumayr); Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland (A. Neumayr, E. Kuenzli, A. Durocic); University of Basel, Basel (A. Neumayr, E. Kuenzli, A. Durocic); Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany (V. Rickerts, S. Ackermann); Institute Art Gender Nature Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW, Basel (F. Castelblanco); Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru (C. Seas); Hospital Cayetano Heredia, Lima (C. Seas).

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Figure 2

Satellite images of the region in Madre de Dios, Peru, where a patient from Switzerland contracted a suspected case of coccidioidomycosis while conducting field research, 2022. A) Map of southern Peru; B, C) enlargements of the area affected by mining-induced deforestation and desertification, visited by the patient. Images were obtained by using Google Maps (https://maps.google.com).

Figure 2. Satellite images of the region in Madre de Dios, Peru, where a patient from Switzerland contracted a suspected case of coccidioidomycosis while conducting field research, 2022. A) Map of southern Peru; B, C) enlargements of the area affected by mining-induced deforestation and desertification, visited by the patient. Images were obtained by using Google Maps (https://maps.google.com).

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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