Main endemic focus of histoplasmosis due to H. capsulatum

Histoplasmosis due to Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum is a systemic mycosis due to a dimorphic fungi present on every continent. It is endemic in North America (Middle West), Central and South America (French Guyana), West Indies, tropical and south Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania. – Diagram realised from a projection of Mercanti –