title: Awareness and Environmental Exposures Related to Coccidioidomycosis Among Inmates at Two California Prisons, 2013.
abstract: Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) is a major cause of illness in inmates in some California prisons. This article discusses an investigation conducted at two prisons to describe potential environmental exposures. The study did not identify modifiable risk factors; limiting the type or duration of outdoor activity in these prisons may not decrease coccidioidomycosis morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA jsy8@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Kaitlin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Benedict
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Purfield
authors.affiliation: California Correctional Health Care Services, Public Health Branch, Elk Grove, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mohle-Boetani
authors.affiliation: California Correctional Health Care Services, Public Health Branch, Elk Grove, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.affiliation: California Correctional Health Care Services, Public Health Branch, Elk Grove, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011330:Prisons; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: California; Coccidioides; Valley fever; coccidioidomycosis; prisons