LPM 222: Diversified poultry production and current concepts in poultry management and marketing [Livestock Production Management (Regional Interest)] (1+1)

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS

• Cryptococcosis is another fungal disease associated with pigeon droppings.
• It is very unlikely that healthy people will become infected even at high levels of exposure.
• A major risk factor for infection is a compromised immune system.
• According to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), nearly 85 percent of cryptococcosis patients are HIV-positive.