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State health officials: 35 histoplasmosis cases identified near Thompson Station and Spring Hill
Summary
Tennessee Department of Health investigators reported a cluster of 35 histoplasmosis cases around the Williamson–Murray county border (Thompson Station/Spring Hill). No single source has been identified; officials advise limiting soil‑disturbing activities and said most cases are mild.
State epidemiologists briefed the Williamson County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 12 about an ongoing investigation into a cluster of histoplasmosis cases in Thompson Station and Spring Hill.
Dr. Mary Margaret Phil, state epidemiologist, and her colleague Dr. Emma Taylor Salmon told the commission that as of Jan. 9 the Tennessee Department of Health had identified 35 cases in the Murray and Williamson County area. The cases are tightly clustered along the county border; the earliest surge of illness dates to late September and early October, the presenters said.
Dr. Taylor Salmon described histoplasmosis as a fungal infection (Histoplasma capsulatum) that lives in soil, particularly soil contaminated with bird or bat droppings, and typically…
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