Most of the species of fungi that cause disease in mammals, including Cryptococcus
neoformans var. grubii (serotype A), are exogenous and non-contagious. Cryptococcus …

Cryptococcus gattii and C. neoformans cause pulmonary and systemic cryptococcosis.
Recently, C. gattii was recognized as a distinct pathogen of humans and animals. We …

An overview of work done to-date in India on environmental prevalence, population
structure, seasonal variations and antifungal susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans and …

Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are the major cause of fungal meningitis, a
potentially lethal mycosis. Since pigeon excreta and other environmental sources can be …

Cryptococcosis is typically a sporadic disease that affects a broad range of animal species
globally. Disease is a consequence of infection with members of the Cryptococcus …

The global burden of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is estimated at nearly one
million cases per year, causing up to a third of all AIDS-related deaths. Molecular …

An unprecedented emergence of cryptococcal infections in animals and otherwise healthy
humans was recognized in 1999 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia …

We discovered a new lineage of the globally important fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii
on the basis of analysis of six isolates collected from three locations spanning the Central …

Around Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG), the annual incidence of cryptococcal
meningitis is estimated to be up to 42· 8 per million population; Cryptococcus neoformans …

Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans var. grubii) is an environmentally acquired
pathogen causing 181,000 HIV-associated deaths each year. We sequenced 699 isolates …