I have assembled bibliographies of Cryptococcal literature relevant to:

• PNG – Crypto PNG 25Mar22 Pubmed
• Cambodia – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/collections/58897847/?msg=publicURL

Two PNG PhD theses of relevance date from the 1990s – summaries here – the authors published several papers that are within the collection above:

• Cryptococcus neoformans varieties thesis – Ian Laurenson 1998 PNG
• Cryptococcus Thesis abstract – Andrew Seaton PNG 1996

Rapid testing of serum and CSF using the current ICT card tests is a reliable diagnostic measure for both C. neoformans and C. gattii.  See also – https://idmic.net/2016/04/02/saving-lives-by-routine-cryptococcal-antigen-screening-and-pre-emptive-fluconazole-in-patients-with-advanced-hiv/

I have not located literature relevant to other Western Pacific Nations. Please let me know if anything is located.