title: Adiaspiromycosis of an Apodemus agrarius captured wild rodent in Korea.
abstract: Adiaspiromycosis is caused by pulmonary infection with Emmonsia. Inhalated spores of Emmonsia cause asymptomatic infection to necrogranulomatous pneumonia, depending on the burden of adiaspore and host immunity. For disease monitoring of wild rodents captured on Jeju Island in Korea, we examined the lung tissue of wild rodents histopathologically. Spores composed of thick three-layered walls were found following histopathological examination and were diagnosed as adiaspiromycosis. Adiaspiromycosis has been found in mammals in many parts of the world. To our knowledge, this is the first report of adiaspiromycosis of an Apodemus agrarius captured in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul national University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Hyoun
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ju-Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Seo-Na
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Dong-Su
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tamer Said
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Abdelkader
authors.forename: Seung-Hyeok
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Seok
authors.forename: Jong-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hong-Shik
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Jong-Taek
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byoung-Hee
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeong-Hwa
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Jung-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jong-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae-Hak
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park