title: Incidence of histoplasmin skin test reactivity in Somalia: an epidemiological study.
abstract: Histoplasmosis is an important systemic mycotic infection with a wide geographic distribution. Its occurrence has been mostly studied in the US (6) and in Central America (6), but very little is known about its distribution in Africa, where a specific variant exists. Skin test surveys in the Democratic Republic of Somali indicate that Histoplasma capsulatum or a closely related agent has a focus in this east African country.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006659:Histoplasmin; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012882:Skin Tests; D012998:Somalia
chemical_list: D006659:Histoplasmin