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Molecular epidemiology and virulence assessment of Aspergillus fumigatus isolates from white stork chicks and their environment.
Veterinary microbiology - 24 Mar 2011
Olias Philipp, Gruber Achim D, Hafez Hafez M, Lierz Michael, Slesiona Silvia, Brock Matthias, Jacobsen Ilse D
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Aspergillus fumigatus is a common pathogen in poultry and captive wild birds and an emerging opportunistic fungal pathogen in immunocompromised humans. Although invasive aspergillosis is frequently reported in free-ranging wild birds, the incidence and epidemiology of the disease in a natural setting is unknown. We recently reported endemic outbreaks of invasive aspergillosis at white stork nesting sites close to...
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