Los Angeles County Veterinary Public Health reports that from 2009 to 2024, the county has reported 24 cases of histoplasmosis- in 18 cats and 6 dogs- in which 18 cases (75%), either died or was euthanized due to severe illness.
I was in an outbreak in Dallas from bats roosting in my workplace. Bats carry histoplasma capsulatum and shed it in their feces. They evolved to deal with the photophobia and tinnitus it causes by hunting at night using echolocation.
I was in an outbreak in Dallas from bats roosting in my workplace. Bats carry histoplasma capsulatum and shed it in their feces. They evolved to deal with the photophobia and tinnitus it causes by hunting at night using echolocation.