Potentially lethal fungus moves south from Canada
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 22:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Cases are rare, but it can be difficult to diagnose. Officials are on the lookout for it in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California. A potentially lethal fungus normally found only in the tropics has established a foothold on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia and has slowly made its way southward into Washington, Oregon and Idaho, researchers said Thursday.