Current trends in the prevalence of Cryptococcus gattii in the United States and Canada

Figures & data

Figure 1 Approximate annual and cumulative incidence of reported human Cryptococcus gattii cases in Canada and the United States since 1999.

Abbreviation: BC, British Columbia.

Figure 2 Cryptococcus gattii genotype frequency in Canada versus the United States, based upon 124 and 169 human culture confirmed cases diagnosed to 2007 and 2012, respectively.

Note: Data from Galanis et al²⁵ and Lockhart et al.³⁹

Abbreviation: BC, British Columbia.

Figure 3 Distribution of genotypes according to Province/State of residence of culture confirmed Cryptococcus gattii cases in Canada and the United States since 1999.

Note: Data from Galanis et al²⁵ and Lockhart et al.³⁹

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