An Outbreak of Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis among Mine-Workers in South Africa.

• Main Authors: Nelesh P Govender (Author), Tsidiso G Maphanga (Author), Thokozile G Zulu (Author), Jaymati Patel (Author), Sibongile Walaza (Author), Charlene Jacobs (Author), Joy I Ebonwu (Author), Sindile Ntuli (Author), Serisha D Naicker (Author), Juno Thomas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:The largest outbreak of sporotrichosis occurred between 1938 and 1947 in the gold mines of Witwatersrand in South Africa. Here, we describe an outbreak of lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis that was investigated in a South African gold mine in 2011. METHODOLOGY:Employees working at a reopened...