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After visiting the Bat Cave, a large family of six adults and six children brought more than just the souvenirs from Costa Rica.
The family is distributed in three states in three states (Georgia, Texas and Washington), returning home after a recent holiday.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, on January 17, 2025, Georgia Infectious Disease Physician CDCs have been notified of suspected cases of histocytoplasmosis.
Before the report, the family visited the Venado Cave in Costa Rica, which is in line with the previous ones. Histocytoplasmosis outbreak.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that a family of 12 people in a bat cave in Costa Rica has been infected with a fungal disease. (iStock)
Although there were 13 family members from December 21 to 28, only 12, six adults aged 42-49 and children aged 8-16 aged 6 visited the cave and were diagnosed with tissue quality.
Histocytoplasmosis is CDC is Fungal infections that mainly affect the lungs.
Histocytoplasmosis is caused by Tissue tumors Organisms are often found in soil dripping by birds or bats.
Histocytoplasmosis is caused by Tissue tumors Organisms are often found in soils that are dung by birds or bats, such as the Venado caves. (Nysdec/Nancy Heaslip)
In this particular case, this situation is often misdiagnosed.
An adult went to the emergency room and was hospitalized due to abnormal chest radiographs.
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After 8-19 days of exposure, all 12 members who visited the cave fell ill.
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All 12 family members reported seeing bats in the cave. The Venado Cave in Costa Rica was also associated with another histocytoplasmic outbreak that occurred between 1998 and 1999, affecting 51 people. (iStock)
Family members experience headaches, discomfort, fever, night sweats, myalgia, and respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms.
They all returned to their full health 28 days after exposure.
Venado Caves in Costa Rica It was also associated with another histocytoplasmic outbreak that occurred between 1998 and 1999, which affected 51 people.
In response to the outbreak, the CDC reminds the health department through an epidemic information exchange notice to help identify other cases.
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The CDC has been working with the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica and the Costa Rica Department of Health to include information on the risk of cytoplasmic risk in the cave tours.
In addition, the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica issued a health alert in March 2025 notifying the public of signing a contract to organize the risk of quality disease from the cave journey.
Nick Butler is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Do you have any tips? Contact nick.butler@fox.com.
