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Deadly New Fungus Emerging in Oregon Expected to Spread
Charles Q. Choi LiveScience Contributor LiveScience.com charles Q. Choi livescience Contributor livescience.com Thu Apr 22, 6:10 pm ET A deadly, airborne new strain of fungus has emerged in Oregon. It has killed nearly one out of four known affected people so far and might also attack animals ranging from dogs to dolphins. And it is likely to spread, researchers now warn. The new strain known as VGIIc of the fungus Cryptococcus gattii not only targets humans but has also proven capable of infecting dogs, cats, alpacas, sheep and elk. Other strains have even infected porpoises. Although it can spread to mammals, it does not jump from animal to animal. Instead, people and other animals get it from inhaling spores released by samples of the fungus that infect trees. "It's in the environment, and we're exposed to the environment," researcher Edmond Byrnes III of Duke University Medical Center told LiveScience. "And the environmental range of this has been expanding." California next? While scientists aren't sure how the highly infectious or virulent fungus emerged in Oregon, they caution the new strain now looks set to expand to California and other neighboring areas. "This novel fungus is worrisome because it appears to be a threat to otherwise healthy people," Byrnes said. "Typically, we more often see this fungal disease associated with transplant recipients and HIV-infected patients, but that is not what we are seeing yet." Symptoms can appear two or more months after exposure. Most people never develop symptoms, but those infected may have a cough lasting weeks, sharp chest pain, shortness of breath, headache related to meningitis, fever, nighttime sweats and weight loss. In animals the symptoms are a runny nose, breathing problems, nervous system problems and raised bumps under the skin. Treatment requires months to years of antifungal medications, and even surgery to remove the large masses of the fungus [VGIIc] known as cryptococcomas that can develop in the body. So far it cannot be prevented, as there is no vaccine. Origin? The fungus C. gattii was originally linked with eucalyptus trees in tropical and subtropical climates. It first caused an outbreak in temperate climes on Vancouver Island in 1999 that has now spread into Washington and Oregon, where it infects local trees. This earlier strain, VGIIa/major, has killed nearly 9 percent of 218 patients. After comparing the genes of the new VGIIc strain from Oregon with others, researchers suggest the new strain most likely arose recently, parallel to the outbreak that began on Vancouver Island. So far it has killed five out of 21 patients analyzed in the United States, a nearly 25-percent mortality rate. Lab studies with immune cells and with live mice revealed it is extremely virulent - that is, it can cause severe disease. Determining the exact origin of the VGIIc strain has proven difficult. Investigations so far have failed to find it in Oregon soil, water or trees. It may have arrived from abroad or originated locally, researchers said. Because this fungus had been confined to the tropics until now, researcher Wenjun Li at Duke University speculated that environmental changes might be responsible for the evolution and emergence of these new strains. "We are trying to put together the evolutionary story of where these types come from by closely studying the genetics of all samples possible," explained researcher Yonathan Lewit at Duke University Medical Center. It remains uncertain why VGIIc and VGIIa/major are more virulent than other strains. One possibility, given how this fungus can reproduce sexually, new hypervirulent combinations of genes emerged due to sex. The researchers also noted that cell components known as mitochondria in these strains could adopt a distinctive tube shape. Since mitochondria help generate energy in cells, it is possible these strains are more energetic, "but that's just speculation right now," Byrnes said. When it comes to a public response to outbreaks of these strains, "public health officials in that area have formed a working group with state epidemiologists from all those states in the Pacific Northwest," Byrnes noted. "It's important that public awareness expand on this." The scientists detailed their findings online April 22 in the journal PLoS Pathogens. * 10 Deadly Diseases That Hopped Across Species * 7 Solid Health Tips That No Longer Apply * Why Are Humans Always So Sick? * Original Story: Deadly New Fungus Emerging in Oregon Expected to Spread LiveScience.com chronicles the daily advances and innovations made in science and technology. 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Very interesting Coyote
I lost a pet to a fungal disease endemic to the area (Desert South West)
(Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever), there are even fewer treatments for fungal diseases than viral diseases.
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Spread of Cryptococcus gattii into PacificNorthwest Region of the United StatesDozens... in the last five years....
Amount of effected people... fairly small so far.
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Seems They Have Bigger Problems Up There-
Up to 500 patients...
Blood Borne Illness in Victoria
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Originally published April 8, 2007
Fatal fungus spreads in NorthwestGlobal warming may have sped regional growth of a tropical fungus that has taken 8 lives. By Doug Struck The Washington Post .............................
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Mother Earths Way of Dealing With Things
Its in the Trees
Its in the Dirt
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If it is "airborne" that could qualify this as a pandemic. A new type of pandemic from enviroment to human?
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Let us face it Mother Nature is going to rid this big blue marble of too many people one way or another. It will be interesting to see who will survive when the Big One hits...no matter what it is.
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Hi Albert...scary stuff..
April 26, 2010 10:20 AM First "Killer Bees," Now "Killer Fungus" Posted by Charles Cooper Leave Comment cbs news It may sound like a John Belushi routine from Saturday Night Live, but scientists are expressing concerns about the spread of what they describe as a potentially lethal fungus making its way down the Pacific Coast from Canada. So far, the biggest outbreak has taken place on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, but the fungus has since spread past the order into Oregon where it's become a "a major source of illness in the region," according to the online journal PLoS Pathogens. So far, five of 21 people contracting the fungus in the U.S. have died. "This novel fungus is worrisome because it appears to be a threat to otherwise healthy people," said Edmond Byrnes of Duke University in North Carolina, who led the study. The fungus, known as Cryptococcus gattii, was previously found in the tropics, where it has frequently been associated with Eucalyptus trees. But C. gattii was found in Vancouver Island in 1999 and has since been linked to disease in humans and animals, both in Canada and the United States. It spreads through spores carried by wind or when people or animals thread infected ground where the fungus is located. "The continued expansion of C. gattii in the United States is ongoing, and the diversity of hosts increasing," the study says. It notes that cases have been observed in urban and rural areas, and have occurred in a variety of mammals. Although rare, little is currently known about how or why certain humans and animals have become infected. The study's authors warn that the threat C. gattii poses to agricultural and domestic animals "is significant and thus the need for cooperation among health officials is critical." Tags: canada , u.s. , killer fungus Topics: Tech Talk |
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can anyone find some information on natural remedies to fight something like this? People can have this for 2 weeks prior to showing sypmtoms...that is crazy scary in my opinion so we need to watch this one!
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ok, I digress, 12 months...are you flipping kidding me?!?!?!
Cryptococcus gattii: What is it?
Cryptococcus gattii is a rare fungus that can infect healthy people and more commonly people with impaired immune systems. Pets and animals in general can also develop a Cryptococcus gattii infection. Is it contagious? No. Cryptococcus gattii cannot be transmitted person-to-person or animal-to-animal. Where is it found? Washington state, Oregon, British Columbia, Canada, and perhaps Northern California. What's all the hype about? A recent study at Duke University found that an Oregon strain of Cryptococcus gattii killed 25 percent of the people it infected, but the overall numbers of people were tiny. Should one panic? No. This is a very rare disease. How do people get infected? Infections happen when people inhale Cryptococcus gattii spores, which live in soil and on trees. How long after exposure to Cryptococcus gattii does one get sick? Based on current research, it can take two to 12 months for someone to develop symptoms after the exposure. This makes it difficult to identify the place where the person was exposed. What are some of the symptoms? • Cough that lasts weeks or months What is the treatment? Anti-fungal medication is used to treat Cryptococcus gattii. This will need to be prescribed by your doctor. How can one avoid exposure to Cryptococcus gattii? There is no guaranteed means to avoid exposure, but catching this rare disease is highly unlikely. Who do I contact for more information? • Washington State Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section (206) 418-5500 |
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hi Roni... this isn't something that is hitting massive numbers of people.
Dozens... in the last five years....
Amount of effected people... fairly small so far.
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These are alternative anti-funguals from wikipedia-
my family used tea tree oil to eliminate ringworm ( a fungus ) years ago.
I have used Tea tree oil ... a few drops in a bowl of steaming water or in a vaporizer
for the lungs. The only Tea Tree oil I found useful was - 100% pure Thursday Plantation
Tea Tree Oil . ( others smelled like turpintine )
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Research conducted in 1996 indicated that the following substances or essential oils had anti-fungal properties:[9]
Israeli researchers at Tel Aviv University's Department of Plant Sciences published a study in 2009 indicating that carnivorous plants like the Venus flytrap contain compounds that may be useful in providing a new class of anti-fungal drugs for use in humans, for fungal infections that are resistant to current anti-fungal drugs.[10][11][12] |
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Cool thanks Mary. I know it hasn't affected hardly anyone so far. But the fact they are hyping it a little in the media always makes me focus on remedies just in case!
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We will launch another forum if it makes a move. Maybe Gattii.org, We will watch this closely... |
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Should serve as a warning to tree huggers and greenies .... don't breathe near trees. Seriously though, surely a good quality N-100 mask would filter out spores?
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Not sure if there will ever be a need for it, but just be sure, we launched www.gattii.org. Since it's the first ever site to track this new disease, there will be very little information on the net to post at the new forum.
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Albert, you are too funny!
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Interesting read:
Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening disease in otherwise healthy hosts and to a lesser extent in immunocompromised hosts. The highest incidence for this disease is on Vancouver Island, Canada, where an outbreak is expanding into neighboring regions including mainland British Columbia and the United States. This outbreak is caused predominantly by C. gattii molecular type VGII, specifically VGIIa/major. In addition, a novel genotype, VGIIc, has emerged in Oregon and is now a major source of illness in the region. Through molecular epidemiology and population analysis of MLST and VNTR markers, we show that the VGIIc group is clonal and hypothesize it arose recently. The VGIIa/IIc outbreak lineages are sexually fertile and studies support ongoing recombination in the global VGII population. This illustrates two hallmarks of emerging outbreaks: high clonality and the emergence of novel genotypes via recombination. In macrophage and murine infections, the novel VGIIc genotype and VGIIa/major isolates from the United States are highly virulent compared to similar non-outbreak VGIIa/major-related isolates. Combined MLST-VNTR analysis distinguishes clonal expansion of the VGIIa/major outbreak genotype from related but distinguishable less-virulent genotypes isolated from other geographic regions. Our evidence documents emerging hypervirulent genotypes in the United States that may expand further and provides insight into the possible molecular and geographic origins of the outbreak. Author Summary TopEmerging and reemerging infectious diseases are increasing worldwide and represent a major public health concern. One class of emerging human and animal diseases is caused by fungi. In this study, we examine the expansion on an outbreak of a fungus, Cryptococcus gattii, in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. This fungus has been considered a tropical fungus, but emerged to cause an outbreak in the temperate climes of Vancouver Island in 1999 that is now causing disease in humans and animals in the United States. In this study we applied a method of sequence bar-coding to determine how the isolates causing disease are related to those on Vancouver Island and elsewhere globally. We also expand on the discovery of a new pathogenic strain recently identified only in Oregon and show that it is highly virulent in immune cell and whole animal virulence experiments. These studies extend our understanding of how diseases emerge in new climates and how they adapt to these regions to cause disease. Our findings suggest further expansion into neighboring regions is likely to occur and aim to increase disease awareness in the region. Citation: Byrnes EJ III, Li W, Lewit Y, Ma H, Voelz K, et al. (2010) Emergence and Pathogenicity of Highly Virulent Cryptococcus gattii Genotypes in the Northwest United States. PLoS Pathog 6(4): e1000850. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000850 Editor: Barbara Jane Howlett, University of Melbourne, Australia Received: December 18, 2009; Accepted: March 8, 2010; Published: April 22, 2010 Copyright: © 2010 Byrnes et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Funding: This work was supported by NIH/NIAD R01 grant AI39115 to JH, Medical Research Council (UK) grant G0601171 to RCM, and funds from the Wadsworth Center Clinical Laboratory Reference System to VC. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. * E-mail: heitm001@duke.edu Introduction TopNewly emerging and reemerging diseases have become a major focus of infectious disease research in the 21st century. Reemerging diseases are classified as those that have been previously documented, but are now rapidly increasing in incidence, geographic range, or both [1]. Emerging disease events have been occurring at higher than average rates in the United States due to several factors such as wildlife diversity, environmental change, international travel, and increases in host susceptibility [2], [3]. An additional factor contributing to increases in morbidity and mortality for many infectious diseases involves genetic recombination events or gene/pathogenicity island acquisitions. These events can occur via either horizontal gene transfer or conjugation/introgression, leading to novel pathogenic genotypes. This form of virulence evolution has been well characterized in bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic human diseases [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]. The ability to cause damage to mammalian hosts is a common theme among all microbial pathogens, making it a key aspect of host-pathogen studies [10].
In the genomic era, it is now possible to combine conventional epidemiological approaches with newly developed molecular typing techniques to gain insight into the emergence and molecular epidemiology of pathogens. These approaches can improve understanding of population dynamics during an outbreak, and may lead to novel methods for the rapid identification, treatment, and diagnosis of emerging infections [11]. In addition, molecular typing serves as an initial approach to classify isolates into distinct genotypes for analysis. Further investigations may include the examination of virulence and phenotypic traits that may be common or distinct between genotypes [6], [12], [13]. Gaining insights into the molecular epidemiology and virulence of newly emerging diseases has considerable potential for the rapid assessment and management of newly emerging infections. Over the past decade, Cryptococcus gattii has emerged as a primary pathogen in northwestern North America, including both Canada and the United States [6], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18]. In the past, C. gattii has often been associated with Eucalyptus trees in tropical and subtropical climates, causing disease in immunocompetent hosts at low incidences [19], [20], [21]. C. gattii is distinct from its sibling species Cryptococcus neoformans [22], which more commonly infects immunosuppressed hosts and infects almost one million people annually with over 620,000 attributable mortalities [23], [24], [25]. C. gattii can be classified into four discrete molecular types (VGI-VGIV), which represent cryptic species as no nuclear allelic exchange between groups has been observed [6]. This molecular classification is significant because VGII is responsible for approximately 95% of the Pacific Northwest infections in Canada and the United States [12], [15]. The appearance of C. gattii in North America is alarming because this is the first major emergence in a temperate climate, indicating a possible expansion in the endemic ecology of this pathogen [26], [27]. Several significant questions persist regarding the outbreak and its expansion within the United States. As the global collection of C. gattii isolates expands, the molecular epidemiology of the species has become increasingly informative, particularly through multilocus sequence typing (MLST), which allows data to be readily compared between groups within the research community [6], [15], [28], [29], [30]. The increase in global and regional isolates that have been typed at the molecular level allows detailed analysis of C. gattii. The analysis of both conserved coding regions, and diverse noncoding regions provides insight into the genotypes responsible for the outbreak. A major finding in this study is a level of underlying diversity within the VGIIa/major genotype in the region of expansion and other geographic locales. Prior studies documented that the C. gattii VGIIa/major genotype isolates from Vancouver Island are highly virulent in experimental murine infection assays [6]. Here we expanded this analysis to examine clinical VGIIa genotype isolates from Vancouver Island, the United States, and Brazil, in addition to an environmental VGIIa isolate from California. Our findings are consistent with recent macrophage intracellular proliferation studies, demonstrating that United States isolates from the recent Pacific NW outbreak exhibit high virulence [31]. The enhanced virulence of isolates from the outbreak region, when compared with those from other regions, suggests that the genotypes circulating in the Pacific NW are inherently increased in their predilection to cause disease in mammalian hosts. In addition to the detailed examination of the VGIIa/major genotype clade, we report that the novel VGIIc genotype is highly virulent in a murine inhalation model. Moreover, the VGIIc genotype was found to have high intracellular proliferation rates in macrophages and a significantly increased percentage of mitochondria with tubular morphology after macrophage exposure, and thus VGIIc isolates share virulence attributes with the VGIIa/major genotype isolates from the Vancouver Island outbreak. These results extend the molecular and phenotypic understanding of the recently discovered VGIIc/novel genotype and help shed light into its possible geographic and molecular origins. These studies provide insights into both the evolutionary history and virulence characteristics of this unique and increasingly fatal fungal outbreak in the temperate climate of the North American Pacific Northwest and highlight the importance of a collaborative interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of emerging pathogens. Application of these approaches may increase awareness of disease risks in the expansion zone, lead to more rapid diagnoses and, as a result, accelerate the implementation of appropriate therapy. |
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makes me focus on remedies just in case!
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good idea... perhaps it will boost sales of tea tree oil... ( hoping a large Pharma won't try to patent it as a new drug )
Big Corps tried it with india's natural Neem Oil....
BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION), LONDON, UK. In early 90s, the European Patent Office granted patents to the US Department of Agriculture and Multinational Agricultural Corporation (W.R. Grace of USA). The patent was rejected on the basis that products derived from genetic resources (like peanut oil, sugarcane, corn, etc.) can not be patented. There were about 50 companies tried to get patents on Neem Products and about 70 patents were rejected. This dropped interest of Neem Oil by multinational mega corporation in agricultural area. oil+india+fights+back&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk
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The appearance of C. gattii in North America is alarming because this is the first major
emergence in a temperate climate...
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While it is of concern for some people living in that climate....
around the world... temperate+rainforest+climate&cd=1&hl=en&c
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Hiker in the Queets Rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, USA.
Erin McKittrick, own work, http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/photos/IMG_0470b.jpg
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TocumwalTownBeach.jpg E. camaldulensis A sub tropical evergreen tree..a species of red gum
...................................................... Declared a noxious weed species ...
Note: limited isolations of C. gattii have been made from E. camaldulensis trees .......................
Environmental isolations, initially from the Barossa Valley in South Australia have established that C. gattii has a specific ecological association with Eucalyptus camaldulensis, a species of red gum widely distributed in mainland Australia. Subsequently, another species of red gum E. tereticornis was confirmed as a natural habitat. This species has a more restricted distribution occurring along the eastern coastal seaboard of Australia, extending to Papua New Guinea. More recently, high concentrations of C. gattii have been isolated from single specimens of three additional eucalypts, Eucalyptus rudis (flooded gum), E. gomphocephala (tuart) and E. blakelyi (Blakely's red gum).
interesting info- .......................................... Members of the Eucalyptus species are quick-growing evergreen trees or shrubs. They can grow to gigantic proportions; some species can reach heights over 135m in their native habitat. The colorful bark of the stems and trunks of the Eucalyptus may be dappled in gray, green, russet, or cream and may peel in sheets. These trees have leathery, smooth, lance-shaped leaves, which and are studded with glands containing a fragrant volatile oil, giving off a distinctive aroma. Eucalyptus spp. originated in Australia. There are over 700 species of the tree, which accounts for more than two thirds of Australias vegetation. It now grows in almost all tropical and subtropical areas and is cultivated in many other climates, including North and South Africa, India, Southern Europe, and whole Eucalyptus forests have been planted in California and around the Mediterranean to help stem erosion. It has been planted in swampy areas, where its fast growth demands much water, thus performing a draining function.
VIEW tree Here- .............................. If the fungus was very deadly all of Australia would have it as it is a weed there... see map for it's distribution. |
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Mary,
The Eucalyptus camaldulensis is widespread here and I even have them on my farm. I have never heard them being referred to as a weed or noxious in any way.
In fact, you cannot fell them without permission from the authorities.
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hi Rick... true, some types are not a problem.
But speaking of a genus within the species.. which is E. camaldulensis (a problem in the US.)
please note...
"...Concern has been expressed about the recent introduction of E. camaldulensis material
into the range of a naturally occurring E. rudis/camaldulensis..." (in Australia )
SPECIES SUMMARYINVASIVENESS
1. Does the species have a documented environmental weed history? Is an environmental weed in Australia Is an environmental weed overseas Species not known to be an environmental weed but there are environmental weed species in the genus Genus has no known environmental weeds Within Australia the eucalypts are recognised as having weedy potential, but are generally considered a low weed risk, as they are relatively slow to spread, have non-persistent seed and are easy to control (Virtue and Melland 2003). I have been unable to find any published reference to Eucalyptus rudis being recorded as a weed, either in Australia or overseas.
The species has been observed spreading on farmland, including into areas away from its natural habitat (Andrew Thamo pers comm.). It has been seen invading cleared land adjacent to pine plantations (Andrew Thamo pers comm.), and self-seeding to dominate planted eucalypts in plantations (Peter White pers comm.). It has been observed expanding its range within its preferred natural environment (Bob Gretton, pers comm.). .............. Mary008
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