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'Highly Virulent' Strain of Killer Fungus Found in Ore.
Apr 22nd 2010 – 8:44PM
mgm.duke.edu
(April 22) -- A potentially life-threatening new type of fungus has been discovered in Oregon, and experts are warning that it could soon spread into neighboring regions. The pathogen is a strain of Cryptococcus gattii -- C. gattii for short -- and appears to have a death rate of around 25 percent among those infected,...
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