Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease affecting more than one million people per year
worldwide. The main etiological agents of cryptococcosis are the two sibling species …

Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal infection caused by the encapsulated yeasts
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii, acquired from the environment. In Latin America, as …

Cryptococcosis is an important systemic mycosis and the third most prevalent disease in
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals. The incidence of cryptococcosis is …

Cryptococcosis, a potentially fatal mycosis, is caused by members of the Cryptococcus
neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes. In Latin America, cryptococcal …

The emergence of distinct populations of Cryptococcus gattii in the temperate North
American Pacific Northwest (PNW) was surprising, as this species was previously thought to …

Ongoing Cryptococcus gattii outbreaks in the Western United States and Canada illustrate
the impact of environmental reservoirs and both clonal and recombining propagation in …

Background Cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii is endemic in various parts of the
world, affecting mostly immunocompetent patients. A national surveillance study of …

The Cryptococcus genus comprises more than 100 species, of which C. neoformans and C.
gattii are the leading cause of cryptococcosis. The distribution of C. gattii and C. neoformans …

Cryptococcus gattii emerged on Vancouver Island in 1999 for unknown reasons, causing
human and animal fatalities and illness. The apparent emergence of this fungus in another …

The genus Cryptococcus comprises more than 80 species, including C. neoformans and C.
gattii, which are pathogenic to humans, mainly affecting the central nervous system. The two …