Blastomycosis is a lung infection typically caused by a fungus that grows in moist soils, leaves, or rotting wood. It can also spread to the skin and other parts of the body. Mushrooms, mould, and mildew are examples of funguses. The fungus that causes blastomycosis grows as a mould in the environment, a yeast in human tissue, or as a yeast in the tissues of different mammals, such as dogs and cats.
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2023 Statistics
Incidence rate is the number of new cases of disease divided by the number of persons at risk for the disease during a particular time period.
Cases:
1*
*Includes confirmed cases in 2023.
Incidence rate per 100,000 in 2023: 0.7
Incidence rate per 100,000 of Blastomycosis by year
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More Information about Blastomycosis |
Reporting |
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Report to the Health Unit by next business day by phone at 705-474-1400 or toll free at 1-800-563-2808, ext. 5229 if blastomycosis is suspected or confirmed as per Ontario Regulation 135/18 and amendments under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O., c.H.7. |
Should one go to childcare, school, work if they have blastomycosis? |
| No exclusion necessary as blastomycosis is not spread person-to-person or from animal-to-person. |
Healthcare Provider Information |
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Public Health Ontario: Blastomycosis Public Health Agency of Canada For Health Professionals: Blastomycosis National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases: Blastomycosis |
Contact our Communicable Disease Control (CDC) program at 705-474-1400 or toll free at 1-800-563-2808, ext. 5229, or by email to cdc@healthunit.ca for more information.
Last updated: August 2024, by CDC