[Outbreak of acute XXXX in a family group: identification of the infection source].

@entity1 @entity19 @entity3219 @entity3218
An outbreak of acute @entity3219 occurring in 4 members of the same family, two @entity1 , a @entity1 and a male, is reported. The index case presented acute respiratory symptoms, severe enough to require hospitalization. In the remaining @entity1 , the infection was asymptomatic but was evidenced by reactive histoplasmin serologic tests. Search for the common source of infection led to an enriched soil obtained in a local nursery for growing in-door plants. BALB/c @entity19 were inoculated with suspensions of soils from the potted plants. @entity3218 . capsulatum was isolated from various internal organs of the @entity19 . Although @entity3219 is observed more frequently in @entity1 with occupations implying risk of exposure and is connected to rural areas, outbreaks and intra-family cases are now common in urban areas. This is due to massive urbanization, deforestation, demolitions and the use of soils enriched with organic compounds, mainly bird/bat excrements. This report calls the attention on the danger involved in using such enriched soils for plant nutrition.
