Aspergillosis: A Life-Threatening Mycotic Disease of Humans and Animals

There are several mycotic diseases, such as cryptococcosis, candidiasis, aspergillois, histoplasmosis, sporotrichosis, fusariosis, maduromycosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, chromoblastomycosis, rhodotoruliosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, geotrichosis, pneumocystosis, zygomycosis, penicillosis Marneffei, dermatophytosis, and others, which are reported from developed and developing nations of the world [1]. Among these, aspergillosis is a highly infectious life threatening global mycotic disease of humans as well as animals including birds. The disease is important from public health and economic point of view. The association of Aspergillus fumigatus with keratitis in a buffalo calf and A.niger with abortion in a dairy buffalo was established for the first time by Pal in 1983 and 1988, respectively [2,3]. Disseminated Aspergillus terreus infection in a caged pigeon was reported for the first time in India by Pal 1992.