Fungal Meningitis Pathogen Discovers New Appetite for Human Brains

 Fungal Meningitis Pathogen Discovers New Appetite for Human Brains 

 

The fungal meningitis outbreak killed 30 people and sickened 419 people so far, but the fungus responsible is not wrought such havoc.
Fungus, Exserohilum rostratum plant a vegetable food for generalist aircraft is equipped with the system, for example, is not a particularly picky eating, and although many people prefer the grass with items - food,.
But how pathogen usually associated with great outside laboratory and dirty Agreement puzzling mystery why so far only three injections of steroids into three lots are developed.
A third recalled lot is still being tested. But E. rostratum is not a household name among mycologists.
, A retired medical mycologist, Glenn Roberts said that the Mayo clinic rochester, Minn. In 40 years of experience, he had seen only one case: in an immunocompromised patient with soft-tissue injuries of the arm. He is surprised when he identified the pathogen in the New England epidemic Framingham, Mass. I heard originated with Pharmacy Compounding Cente"I can hardly believe it is very rare," he saysAnd yet, out in the air and plants, E. rostratum is not uncommon.