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Epidemiological Definitions, Terminology and Classifications with Reference to Fungal Infections of Animals

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Emerging and Epizootic Fungal Infections in Animals

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Emerging infections caused by fungi have become a widely recognised global phenomenon in animal species and populations worldwide. This chapter details the vocabulary and grammar that is used to discuss such infections. Much of this terminology is specific to the field of mycology, and careful usage is required in the scientific literature and discussion in order to maintain clarity of expression.

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  1. Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK

    Matthew C. Fisher

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  1. Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology (LCIM), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    Seyedmojtaba Seyedmousavi

  2. Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    G. Sybren de Hoog

  3. Department of Parasitology, Mycology and Dermatology, EnvA, Ecole nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort, UPEC, Maisons-Alfort, France

    Jacques Guillot

  4. Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Paul E. Verweij

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Fisher, M.C. (2018). Epidemiological Definitions, Terminology and Classifications with Reference to Fungal Infections of Animals. In: Seyedmousavi, S., de Hoog, G., Guillot, J., Verweij, P. (eds) Emerging and Epizootic Fungal Infections in Animals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72093-7_2

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