Cryptococcosis in Humans and Animals: One Health Approaches to Improved Understanding of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Fungal Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 7815
Special Issue Editors
Interests: infectious diseases of dogs and cats; coccidioidomycosis; cryptococcosis; leptospirosis; antimicrobial resistance
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: medical mycology; coccidioidomycosis; cryptococcosis; antifungal drug resistance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This special issue of Pathogens on cryptococcosis will highlight cutting-edge, One Health approaches that are extending our knowledge of this life-threatening disease in animals and humans. The issue will address
- Current status of taxonomic revisions and novel species/molecular types
- ways in which molecular approaches have improved understanding of ecologic niches, spatial epidemiology, and antifungal drug resistance among different molecular types
- Impact of climate change and population growth on the epidemiology of cryptococcosis
- Clinical manifestations in humans, domestic animals, and wildlife species
- New insights regarding determinants of virulence and pathogenesis
- Risk factors for infection and disease in humans and animals
- understanding of immune responses to different species and strains of Cryptococcus
- improvements in diagnostic testing, including point-of-care rapid assays and metagenomic approaches
- advances in antifungal drug therapy and recommendations for antifungal drug testing, treatment and monitoring;
- future directions that aid in prevention of this globally-important mycosis
Both original research and review articles are welcomed. In particular, articles that highlight how a One Health approach might improve understanding of cryptococcosis are encouraged.
Prof. Dr. Jane Sykes
Dr. George R. Thompson III
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gattii
- neoformans
- antifungal
- immundeficiency
- One Health
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