Background. Blastomyces helicus (formerly Emmonsia helica) is a dimorphic fungus first isolated from a man with fungal encephalitis in Alberta, Canada. The geographic range, epidemiology, and clinical ...

The global landscape of fungal infections is evolving, with emerging pathogens increasingly challenging conventional diagnostic and treatment paradigms. Prominent among these are the dimorphic fungi ...

Back at the turn of the 21st century, Valley fever was an obscure fungal disease in the United States, with fewer than 3,000 reported cases per year, mostly in California and Arizona. Two decades ...