A team of medical professionals and infectious disease researchers at the University of Rochester, in New York, has found ...

"Exposure to bat guano among cannabis growers appears to be a recent trend that can lead to histoplasmosis cases," researchers said.

The study serves as a stark warning to marijuana growers about the potential dangers of using bat guano. The researchers ...

They each developed a condition called histoplasmosis after breathing in spores of a harmful fungus known as Histoplasma capsulatum from bat poop, or guano. The first man, who was 59-years-old ...

They tested positive for Histoplasma capsulatum, a fungus that causes histoplasmosis, or an infection of the lungs, doctors said. The 59-year-old had a history of emphysema, a condition that ...

Two men have died after fertilising cannabis plants with bat poo and contracting a deadly infection.It occurred when the two men, who were growing marijuana plants in Rochester, New York, used bat ...

The study highlights two fatal cases of histoplasmosis, a fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, linked to bat guano exposure among marijuana growers. Histoplasmosis, most common in ...

Commercial biofertilizers containing bat guano should be tested for H capsulatum before reaching the market,” they shared. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Histoplasma is a ...