Presence of Cryptococcus species in domestic chicken (Gallus Gallus) droppings and the possible risk it posed to humans in Kabigeriet Village, Nakuru Country, Kenya

Objective: To isolate and identify Cryptococcus from domestic Chicken dropping.Design: cross sectional study.Setting: Kabigeriet village, Olenguorone Division, Nakuru county, approximately 282 km from Nairobi, Kenya.Subjects: Sixty four domestic chicken droppings were sampled in thirty two homesteads after obtaining the farmers consent.Results: Two species of Cryptococcus were isolated.Conclusion: Domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) harbor Pathogenic Cryptococcus in their dropping and their close proximity to human habitation poses a risk of AIDS to immunocompromised persons