Zygomycosis and the Joplin Tornado

July 2011

Following in the wake of the EF5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri in May of 2011, there has been an outbreak of life-threatening fungal infections among people in the area. Identifying the source of the infections and how the people were exposed yields some surprising answers.

Presenter:

• Glenn D. Roberts, PhD, a Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Microbiology, as well as a consultant in the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic

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Related Tests

• Culture Referred for Identification, Fungus
• Fungal Culture, Blood
• Fungal Culture, Dermal
• Fungal Culture, Routine

Mycology Series

• Hot Topic: Superficial Fungal Infections: Dermatophytes Part 1
• Hot Topic: Clinical Mycology: Direct Examination of Blastomyces
• Hot Topic: Clinical Mycology: Direct Examination of Candida and Malassezia
• Hot Topic: Clinical Mycology: Direct Examination of Coccidioides, Geotrichum and Trichosporon
• Hot Topic: Clinical Mycology: Direct Examination of Cryptococcus
• Hot Topic: Clinical Mycology: Direct Examination of Histoplasma
• Hot Topic: Dimorphic Fungi: Histoplasmosis
• More...

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