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Nancy Crum, Carla Lamb, Gregory Utz, Dennis Amundson, Mark Wallace, Coccidioidomycosis Outbreak among United States Navy SEALs Training in a Coccidioides immitis–Endemic Area—Coalinga, California, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 186, Issue 6, 15 September 2002, Pages 865–868, https://doi.org/10.1086/342409
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Abstract
An outbreak of coccidioidomycosis among 22 Navy SEALs occurred during training exercises in Coalinga, California. Ten (45%) of the 22 men had serologic evidence of acute coccidioidomycosis, the highest attack rate ever reported for a military unit. All case patients were symptomatic, and 50% had abnormal chest radiographs. There were no cases of dissemination and no deaths to date. Coccidioidomycosis continues to be a threat to military members and civilians who reside or train in areas where Coccidioides immitis the causative agent, is endemic