Cryptococcus gattii : Emergence in Western North America: Exploitation of a Novel Ecological Niche
Joint Authors
Bartlett, Karen H.
Datta, Kausik
Marr, Kieren A.
Source
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-01-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The relatively uncommon fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii recently emerged as a significant cause of cryptococcal disease in human and animals in the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Although genetic studies indicated its possible presence in the Pacific Northwest for more than 30 years, C.
gattii as an etiological agent was largely unknown in this region prior to 1999.
The recent emergence may have been encouraged by changing conditions of climate or land use and/or host susceptibility, and predictive ecological niche modeling indicates a potentially wider spread.
C.
gattii can survive wide climatic variations and colonize the environment in tropical, subtropical, temperate, and dry climates.
Long-term climate changes, such as the significantly elevated global temperature in the last 100 years, influence patterns of disease among plants and animals and create niche microclimates habitable by emerging pathogens.
C.
gattii may have exploited such a hitherto unrecognized but clement environment in the Pacific Northwest to provide a wider exposure and risk of infection to human and animal populations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Datta, Kausik& Bartlett, Karen H.& Marr, Kieren A.. 2009. Cryptococcus gattii : Emergence in Western North America: Exploitation of a Novel Ecological Niche. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452056
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Datta, Kausik…[et al.]. Cryptococcus gattii : Emergence in Western North America: Exploitation of a Novel Ecological Niche. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452056
American Medical Association (AMA)
Datta, Kausik& Bartlett, Karen H.& Marr, Kieren A.. Cryptococcus gattii : Emergence in Western North America: Exploitation of a Novel Ecological Niche. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452056
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452056