Invasive fungi recognized as a global threat

Eileen Drage O'Reilly

November 3, 2022

The dangers posed by growing outbreaks of opportunistic fungi that kill 1.6 million people globally every year require new drugs, diagnostics and surveillance programs, a CDC scientist tells Axios.

Driving the news: The pandemic accelerated the rise of drug-resistant fungi in health care settings, and global warming has expanded the range of fungi growth in certain areas — problems flagged by the WHO, which released its first-ever list of dangerous fungi last week…

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Invasive fungi recognized as a global threat

Eileen Drage O'Reilly

November 3, 2022

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