Epidemiologic Study of Cryptococcus neoformans

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Article1 October 1967Epidemiologic Study of Cryptococcus neoformansW. MARCUS NEWBERRY JR., M.D., JINKS E. WALTER, D.V.M., DR.P.H., JOHN W. CHANDLER JR., M.D., FRED E. TOSH, M.D.W. MARCUS NEWBERRY JR., M.D., JINKS E. WALTER, D.V.M., DR.P.H., JOHN W. CHANDLER JR., M.D., FRED E. TOSH, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-4-724 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthoughCryptococcus neoformanshas been found widely distributed in nature (1, 2), the most common source of this organism has been pigeon excreta (3-5). There has been increasing evidence that pigeon habitats are a major source of infection (6-10). Accordingly, pigeon fanciers should represent a group with high risk of infection withC. neoformans. However, there has been only a single study of such a population (10). In that study Walter and Atchison used the complement fixation fluorescent antibody test to conduct a serological survey among adult volunteers from a club of pigeon fanciers. The results revealed a significantly greater...References1. AJELLO L: Occurrence of Cryptococcus neoformans in soils. Amer. J. Hyg. 67: 72, 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. MCCULLOUGHLOURIAHILBISHTHOMASEMMONS NBDBTFLBC: Cryptococcosis: Clinical Staff Conference at the National Institutes of Health. Ann. Intern. Med. 49: 642, 1958. LinkGoogle Scholar3. EMMONS CW: Saprophytic sources of Cryptococcus neoformans associated with the pigeon. Amer. J. Hyg. 62: 227, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. LITTMANSCHNEIERSON MLS: Cryptococcus neoformans in pigeon excreta in New York City. Amer. J. Hyg. 69: 49, 1959. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. EMMONS CW: Prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans in pigeon habitats. Public Health Rep. 75: 362, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. LITTMAN ML: Cryptococcosis (torulosis). 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