Spread of Cryptococcus gattii in British Columbia, Canada, and Detection in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Spread of Cryptococcus gattii in British Columbia, Canada, and Detection in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Cryptococcus gattii, emergent on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada, in 1999, was detected during 2003–2005 in 3 persons and 8 animals that did not travel to Vancouver Island during the incubation period; positive environmental samples were detected in areas outside Vancouver Island. Al...

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Main Authors: Laura MacDougall, Sarah E. Kidd, Eleni Galanis, Sunny Mak, Mira J. Leslie, Paul R. Cieslak, James W. Kronstad, Muhammad G. Morshed, Karen H. Bartlett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cryptococcus gattii
population surveillance
environmental exposure
British Columbia
detection
Pacific Northwest
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/1/06-0827_article

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