maple bark disease

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What does maple bark disease mean?

A form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by exposure to spores of the fungus Cryptostroma corticale.

Where does maple bark disease come from?

The disease has been found among workers in the paper industry employed to debark, cut and chip maple logs.

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