Journal article
Common Reservoirs for Penicillium marneffei Infection in Humans and Rodents, China - Volume 17, Number 2—February 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Abstract
Human penicilliosis marneffei is an emerging infectious disease caused by the fungus Penicillium marneffei. High prevalence of infection among bamboo rats of the genera Rhizomys and Cannomys suggest that these rodents are a key facet of the P. marneffei life cycle. We trapped bamboo rats during June 2004-July 2005 across Guangxi Province, China, and demonstrated 100% prevalence of infection. Multilocus genotypes show that P. marneffei isolates …
Authors
Cao C; Liang L; Wang W; Luo H; Huang S; Liu D; Xu J; Henk DA; Fisher MC
Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 209–214
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Publication Date
February 2011
DOI
10.3201/eid1702.100718
ISSN
1080-6040