Cryptococcus gattii Risk for Tourists Visiting Vancouver Island, Canada

نویسندگان

  • Jens Lindberg
  • Ferry Hagen
  • Alex Laursen
  • Jørgen Stenderup
  • Teun Boekhout
چکیده

178 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 13, No. 1, January 2007 de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) (04/11098-2, 06/0170-9, and 03/03682-3) to M.L.N., F.C.N., and L.T.M.F., respectively. R.V.M.B. and I.L.S.C. received fellowships from FAPESP (grants 05/03260-7 and 06/00179-7). This work was supported by the Viral Diversity Genetic Network (VGDNFAPESP-Brazil).

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دوره 13  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2007