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Aspergillosis
Research from D. Elad and colleagues has provided new data on aspergillosis
June 10th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Medical Mycology, "Aspergillus terreus was isolated from the organs of a German Shepherd pup removed from the bitch by cesarean intervention." "In the following days, the bitch developed signs of canine disseminated aspergillosis and was euthanized. The fungus was isolated from a necrotic lesion in the uterus and other organs," wrote D. Elad and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the transuterine transmission of A. terreus during a case of canine disseminated aspergillosis." Elad and colleagues published...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-10)
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