Journal
JOURNAL OF FUNGI
Volume 8, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jof8060611
Keywords
domesticated animals; environmental pathogens; outbreaks; wildlife; zoonoses
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- Mushroom Research Foundation
- Mae Fah Luang University
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Fungal diseases are globally overlooked and neglected, causing an estimated 150 deaths per hour. Animal-associated fungal diseases, contracted from wildlife and domesticated animals, pose a significant risk to humans. Understanding the ecology and transmission modes of fungal pathogens is crucial in addressing this issue.
The Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections (GAFFI) estimates that fungal diseases kill around 150 people each hour, and yet they are globally overlooked and neglected. Histoplasma and Talaromyces, which are associated with wildlife, cause systemic infections that are often lethal in patients with impaired cellular immunity. Dermatophytes that cause outbreaks in human hosts are often associated with domesticated animals. Changes in human behavior have been identified as a main cause of the emergence of animal-associated fungal diseases in humans, sometimes caused by the disturbance of natural habitats. An understanding of ecology and the transmission modes of causative agents is therefore essential. Here, we focus on fungal diseases contracted from wildlife and domesticated animals, their habitats, feces and carcasses. We discuss some basic fungal lifestyles and the risk of transmission to humans and illustrate these with examples from emerging and established diseases.
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