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molecular evidence that the range of the vancouver island outbreak of cryptococcus gattii infection has expanded into the pacific northwest in the united states.cryptococcus neoformans frequently causes fungal meningitis in immunocompromised patients, whereas the related species c. gattii is restricted to tropical and subtropical regions,where it usually infects immunocompetent individuals.an outbreak of c. gattii infection that began in 1999 on vancouver island has resulted in endemic c. gattii infection and caused numerous human and veterinary infections; the outbreak's range has spread to mainland british columbia. the outbreak-related isolates have ...200919220140
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 highest worldwide. in the united states, lack of cryptococcal species identification and case surveillance limit our knowledge of c. gattii epidemiology. infections in the pacific northwest are caused ...200919757550
emergence of cryptococcus gattii-- pacific northwest, 2004-2010.cryptococcus is a genus of fungi, of which two species, cryptococcus neoformans and cryptococcus gattii, cause nearly all human and animal cryptococcal infections. whereas c. neoformans primarily affects persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) worldwide, c. gattii primarily affects hiv-uninfected persons in tropical and subtropical regions. in december 2004, a case of human c. gattii infection was reported in oregon, associated with an outbreak on vancouver island and in mainlan ...201020651641
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