A specialised white blood cell found in birds can destroy an infection thought to cause hundreds of thousands of human deaths a year, scientists claim.
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungus that can cause a fatal infection in people with weakened immune systems - particularly those with advanced HIV.
Birds are known to carry the fungus, with experts puzzled why the birds themselves do not appear to become ill.
Research has found a blood cell called a macrophage can block its growth.
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Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungus that can cause a fatal infection in people with weakened immune systems - particularly those with advanced HIV.
Birds are known to carry the fungus, with experts puzzled why the birds themselves do not appear to become ill.
Research has found a blood cell called a macrophage can block its growth.
Article here