PRESENCIA DE Cryptococcus neoformans EN EXCRETAS DE PALOMAS URBANAS EN SAN MIGUEL DE TUCUMÁN - ARGENTINA

The status of cryptococcosis in Latin America

“…The search for the habitat of these yeasts have been successfully achieved in many parts of the world, including Latin America, following Emmons’ findings ( Emmons 1960 ) on the strong association of cryptococci with soil enriched with dry pigeon excreta. Following this, studies on the recovery of the yeasts, not only from pigeon droppings but also from other bird faeces, especially from captive birds, have been successful good in Latin America ( Álvarez et al 2010 , González-Hein et al 2010 , Ferreira-Paim et al 2011 , Andrade-Silva et al 2012 , Takahara et al 2013 , Teodoro et al. 2013 ).…”