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A rare genotype of Cryptococcus gattii caused the cryptococcosis outbreak on Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada).
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 7 Dec 2004
Kidd S E, Hagen F, Tscharke R L, Huynh M, Bartlett K H, Fyfe M, Macdougall L, Boekhout T, Kwon-Chung K J, Meyer W
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening infection of the pulmonary and central nervous systems in hosts with normal immunity and traditionally has been considered to be restricted geographically to tropical and subtropical climates. The recent outbreak of C. gattii in the temperate climate of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada, led to a collaborative investigation. The objectives of the current study were to...
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