The fungus can be found in Central and South America:
(1) Brazil
(2) Venezuela
(3) Columbia
(4) Ecuador
(5) Argentina
Locations where the infection is rare:
(1) Chile
(2) the Antilles
(3) Central America and Mexico
Conditions favoring the fungus:
(1) tropical or subtropical
(2) acidic soil
(3) from 0 to 1,500 meters above sea level
(4) high rainfall
Exposures to the fungus may be associated with encountering soil while:
(1) farming
(2) earth moving and construction
(3) gardening
(4) handling and transporting vegetables
Portals of entry include:
(1) inhalation of spores
(2) ingestion
(3) inoculation into skin or mucus membranes
