食品伙伴網(wǎng)訊  據(jù)外媒報(bào)道，在過去十年里，加拿大與美國出現(xiàn)了一種罕見的真菌，導(dǎo)致了數(shù)百人患病、幾十人死亡?，F(xiàn)在科學(xué)家稱，在美國看到了這種致命真菌的不同菌株。

    據(jù)報(bào)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(xiàn)在熱帶地區(qū)，現(xiàn)在已開始在美國肆虐，自2004年爆發(fā)以來，俄勒岡州和華盛頓州據(jù)報(bào)已至少出現(xiàn)100例。

    部分原文報(bào)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>