Dimorphic Fungal Pathogen Coccidioides and Coccidioidomycosis

Dear Colleagues,

The new HBO series The Last of Us has brought attention to invasive fungal infections in humans. Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) is a fungal infection that affects both humans and animals. The recent reports on the expansion of coccidioidomycosis endemic regions from southwest USA to the surrounding US states has caused an increased risk of coccidioidomycosis in the affected population. The risk is particularly important in immunocompromised patients who reside in the expanding geographic regions for this fungus.

The Journal of Fungi has launched a Special Issue on “Dimorphic Fungal Pathogen: Coccidioides and Coccidioidomycosis”. In this issue, research and review manuscripts about coccidioidal pathogenesis and coccidioidomycosis are welcome. Manuscripts may describe research on host–pathogen interactions, genetic predispositions to coccidioidomycosis, coccidioidal epidemiology, expanding geographic regions for the disease, and rare clinical presentations of the disease. We encourage submission of papers describing novel therapeutic or diagnostic methods for early and prompt diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis.

Dr. Fariba Donovan
Guest Editor

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