Sunday 6 May 2012

Cryptococcus Mystery.... fungus. Lives in soil and the bark of trees. Mostly, the eucalyptus. In 1999 came to Canada and found home to local trees. By 2007 Cryptococcus gatti caused a reported 216 to become ill with pneumonia, weight loss, night sweats and fever, and 8 deaths in Vancouver. Where is it now?
Thinking out loud. They believed it was the constituients of the eucalyptus that caused the kwala bears stupor...hmmm. Wonder if the fungus too had an effect? Or is it coming from the Kwala bear?

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