據外媒報道，在過去十年里，加拿大與美國出現了一種罕見的真菌，導致了數百人患病、幾十人死亡。現在科學家稱，在美國看到了這種致命真菌的不同菌株。
據報道，截至今年6月，加蒂隱球菌（Cryptococcus gatti）已引起171例感染，該菌過去只出現在熱帶地區，現在已開始在美國肆虐，自2004年爆發以來，俄勒岡州和華盛頓州據報已至少出現100例。
部分原文報道如下：
A rare fungus found in soil and trees has sickened hundreds of people in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest in the last decade -- and killed dozens -- but scientists now say they're seeing different strains of the potentially deadly bug in additional U.S. states.
As of June, 171 cases of infection caused by Cryptococcus gatti, a fungus once confined to tropical climates, had been reported in the U.S. That includes at least 100 cases in Oregon and Washington, where officials have been tracking an outbreak since 2004.
原文鏈接：<http://www.nbcnews.com/health/deadly-fungal-disease-detected-outside-pacific-northwest-8C11126084>
日期：2013-09-13
