Could cattle dung burning have contributed to the epidemic of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis in India? Results of an experimental aero-mycological study.
Soundappan KathirvelValliappan MuthuShivaprakash Mandya RudramurthyHarsimran KaurArunaloke ChakrabartiRitesh AgarwalPublished in: Mycoses (2022)
We found no significant increase in the proportion of air samples growing Mucorales during or after burning cattle dung cake than that before. It seems unlikely that cattle dung burning contributes to the occurrence of mucormycosis.