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...
| Publicado en: | Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 15; no. 8; pp. 1185 - 1192 |
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| Formato: | review Journal Article |
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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Aug2009
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