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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2006, p. 1851-1852, Vol. 44, No. 5
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.5.1851-1852.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Emergence of Cryptococcus gattii in a Novel Environment Provides Clues to Its Incubation Period

L. MacDougall* and M. Fyfe{dagger}

Communicable Disease Epidemiology Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Received 10 January 2006/ Returned for modification 2 February 2006/ Accepted 13 March 2006

Cryptococcus gattii emerged in 1999 in a distinct ecologic environment on Vancouver Island, Canada. Estimates of incubation period were derived from an analysis of travelers with discreet exposures to this region. Individual case incubation periods ranged from 2 to 11 months, with a median of 6 to 7 months.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Epidemiology Services, BC Centre for Disease Control, 655 W 12th Ave., Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4R4, Canada. Phone: (604) 660-0590. Fax: (604) 660-0197. E-mail: laura.macdougall{at}bccdc.ca.

{dagger} Present address: Office of the Chief Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Island Health Authority, 430-1900 Richmond Ave., Victoria, British Columbia V8R 4R2, Canada.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2006, p. 1851-1852, Vol. 44, No. 5
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.5.1851-1852.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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