Table 8.

Pathogens commonly associated with specific environments or exposures.

Exposure/high incidence areas	Pathogen
Bats	Histoplasma capsulatum
Birds	Chlamydia psittaci, Histoplasma capsulatum, Cryptococcus neoformans
Poultry, wild birds	Avian influenza
Rabbits, deer	Francisella tularensis
Farm animals (esp. birthing season)	Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
Contaminated water sources, compost	Legionella spp.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—camels	Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
East Asia, South America—consumption of infected crustaceans	Paragonimus westermani (lung fluke)
Thailand, Vietnam, northern Australia—contaminated soil	Burkholderia pseudomallaei
South-East Asia, East India, South China—immunocompromised	Talaromyces marneffei (previously Penicillium marneffei)