Spread of Cryptococcus gattii into Pacific Northwest Region of the United States

Cryptococcus gattii has emerged as a human and animal pathogen in the Pacific Northwest. First recognized on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, it now involves mainland British Columbia, and Washington and Oregon in the United States. In Canada, the incidence of disease has been one of the...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Kausik Datta, Karen H. Bartlett, Rebecca Baer, Edmond Byrnes, Eleni Galanis, Joseph Heitman, Linda Hoang, Mira J. Leslie, Laura MacDougall, Shelley S. Magill, Muhammad G. Morshed, Kieren A. Marr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-08-01
Subjects:
Cryptococcus gattii
cryptococcosis
fungi
Vancouver Island
Pacific northwest
Canada
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/08-1384_article

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