'Urgent threat' of highly contagious FUNGUS that has a kill rate of 60% and is growing across the US
2 years ago

'Urgent threat' of highly contagious FUNGUS that has a kill rate of 60% and is growing across the US

Daily Mail  

The number of cases resistant to the main antifungal drug are also increasing Cases of the fungus have more than tripled in from 1,310 to 2020 to 4,041 in 2021 US health chiefs are warning about the dangers of a rapidly spreading deadly fungus — just a week after the hit zombie show The Last of Us wrapped up. The number of clinical and screening C auris cases reported to the CDC between 2013 and 2021 The distribution of C auris cases across the US as reported to the CDC between 2013 and 2021 Transmission is largely driven by 'poor general infection prevention and control practices in healthcare facilities,' the authors of the new study say. And the latest data shows the increase in C auris cases are not letting up, with 2,377 clinical cases and 5,754 screening cases last year. The researchers said that the growth in C auris cases reflects 'deficiencies in early identification of cases and implementation of infection prevention and control measures'.

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Washington state sees outbreak of deadly Candida auris infection; know symptoms and ways to prevent it
1 year, 1 month ago

Washington state sees outbreak of deadly Candida auris infection; know symptoms and ways to prevent it

Hindustan Times  

As Candida auris continues to spread in the United States, four persons in Washington state have tested positive for the deadly fungal infection. Washington State reports four cases of Candida auris In a statement, Public Health - Seattle & King County said this is the state's first known outbreak of the fungus. “The risk is mainly for patients that have …

Opinion: This rapidly spreading deadly fungus is a warning about climate change
1 year, 11 months ago

Opinion: This rapidly spreading deadly fungus is a warning about climate change

LA Times  

A strain of Candida auris cultured in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory. This intersects surprisingly with another piece of news: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sounding the alarm on a sometimes deadly pathogenic yeast that’s spreading rapidly in healthcare facilities. The 2022 count is almost 40 times what amounted over a three-year span starting in …

Dutch authorities preparing for outbreak of candida auris, a fungus that can be lethal
2 years ago

Dutch authorities preparing for outbreak of candida auris, a fungus that can be lethal

NL Times  

Dutch public health agency RIVM is preparing for a possible outbreak of the candida auris, a fungus classified by the agency's American counterparts at the CDC as presenting "a serious global health threat." Candida auris is a rare type of yeast that is difficult to treat, RIVM researcher Thijs Bosch recently explained in a published article about the fungus. There …

A Deadly Fungus Is Spreading At Alarming Rate In US, It’s Drug-Resistant
2 years ago

A Deadly Fungus Is Spreading At Alarming Rate In US, It’s Drug-Resistant

News 18  

There’s a new and dangerous fungus spreading rapidly through healthcare facilities in the United States. Published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the study found that the percentage of clinical cases grew each year, with a staggering 95 per cent increase in 2021 alone. What’s even more worrisome is that C. auris cases have been found to be resistant to first-line …

Potentially deadly fungus spreading rapidly across California, CDC says
2 years ago

Potentially deadly fungus spreading rapidly across California, CDC says

LA Times  

A strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory. A CDC paper published on Monday shows the dangerous fungus is spreading rapidly across the U.S. A potentially deadly, drug-resistant fungus is spreading rapidly across the United States, with California seeing the second-most cases of any state in the last year, …

US reports outbreak of 'untreatable' fungus Candida auris. All you need to know
3 years, 8 months ago

US reports outbreak of 'untreatable' fungus Candida auris. All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

US health officials on Thursday reported cases of untreatable fungus in two Dallas-area hospitals and a nursing home in Washington DC. Candida auris, a harmful form of yeast, is considered dangerous to hospital and nursing home patients with serious medical problems as it can cause bloodstream infection and even death. A cluster of 101 Candida auris cases detected at the …

How a Mysterious Killer Fungus Spread Rampantly at US Hospital Covid-19 Ward
4 years, 2 months ago

How a Mysterious Killer Fungus Spread Rampantly at US Hospital Covid-19 Ward

News 18  

Dozens of people being treated for Covid-19 at a Florida hospital last summer became additionally infected with a mysterious, often deadly fungus called Candida auris, a US government study said Friday. After the hospital removed supplies from hallways, enhanced cleaning and disinfection practices, and improved practices around PPE use, no further C. auris was detected on subsequent surveys. “Outbreaks such …

Health update: No clinical evidence of deadly fungus Candida auris in India yet
5 years, 11 months ago

Health update: No clinical evidence of deadly fungus Candida auris in India yet

India TV News  

The presence of the new deadly fungus Candida auris has not been detected in clinical practice in India yet, a doctor said here. However, Tarun Sahni, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, told IANS: "We have not seen the fungus yet in clinical practice in India." "When a new kind of infection emerges, existing drugs may not be strong …

Candida auris, the drug-resistant fungus, is spreading. Scientists warn of new superbugs to come
5 years, 11 months ago

Candida auris, the drug-resistant fungus, is spreading. Scientists warn of new superbugs to come

CNN  

CNN — It began in 2009, when doctors in Tokyo swabbed the ear of a 70-year-old woman and found an unknown strain of fungus that can infect humans and, in severe cases, cause a blood infection in high-risk patients. “Why did this Candida emerge?” A fungus that acts ‘like a bacteria’ To Chiller, the emergence of C. auris highlights the …

Superbug C. auris identified in 122 people across 7 states, CDC says
7 years, 10 months ago

Superbug C. auris identified in 122 people across 7 states, CDC says

CNN  

Story highlights C. auris has spread through hospitals and nursing homes, especially those already sick The first US cases of the fungal infection occurred in 2013 but weren't identified at the time None of the infections reported in the US has been resistant to all medicines CNN — The number of cases of an emerging and often multidrug-resistant fungus in …

First US cases of drug-resistant fungal infection
8 years, 4 months ago

First US cases of drug-resistant fungal infection

CNN  

Story highlights Candida auris is a sometimes fatal fungal infection that is emerging globally Seven cases occurred between May 2013 and August 2016 in four states CNN — Thirteen individuals have become ill from a serious and sometimes fatal fungal infection previously unseen in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. A CDC report published …

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