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Ferrets as sentinels of the presence of pathogenic Cryptococcus species in the Mediterranean environment.
Mycopathologia - 1 Aug 2014
Morera Neus, Hagen Ferry, Juan-Sallés Carles, Artigas Carlos, Patricio Rui, Serra Juan Ignacio, Colom Ma Francisca
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus gattii is a pathogenic environmental yeast that is considered to be emerging in different areas of the world including the Mediterranean Basin. Exposure to infection might be more likely in animals than in human beings, given their closer relationship with the natural habitat of the yeast, vegetation and soil. Thus, animals, and especially pets, can act as indicators of the presence of this yeast in...
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