Australian Wildlife Health Network

Forum : Diseases and disease agents

Name	Date Of Event	Posted	Details
T Grillo	23/04/2010	18/05/2010	Fungal Disease Spreads through Pacific Northwest [Cryptococcus gattii] 23/04/2010 NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126198896&ps=cprs “A rare and dangerous fungal infection named Cryptococcus gattii has been quietly spreading from British Columbia southward to the U.S. Pacific Northwest. And it's changing as it goes. Researchers have discovered that a unique strain of the bug has emerged recently in Oregon and already spread widely there, sickening humans and animals. So far, over the past 11 years there have been about 220 cases reported in British Columbia. Since 2004, doctors in Washington and Oregon have reported about 50 cases. Among the total 270 cases, 40 people have died from overwhelming infections of the lungs and brain……….” Follow link to read full article and see PUBLICATIONS below and the ProMED link http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f?p=2400:1001:1481165768952950::NO::F2400_P1001_BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1000,82440
L Haynes		14/03/2008	Koala treated for fungal disease http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/koalas _treated_for_fungal_disease_542110
L Haynes		22/01/2008	New article by Vaughan et al (2007) 'Cryptococcosis in Gilbert's and Long-nosed Potoroo' in Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 38(4): 567-573. Abstract available at http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1638%2F2007-0005R.1
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