Tracking drug resistant fungal outbreaks

01/04/2025

Cases of the fungal infection Candida auris are rising rapidly and coming from more sources too, a new US study reveals.

01/04/2025

Seattle Jan 2024 outbreak

Many won't get symptoms, but about 45% of patients with serious infections die within 30 days, public health officials say.

13/04/2023

Nearly 100 people have likely contracted blastomycosis in an outbreak at the Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba, Michigan, according to numerous reports and a press release from Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM).

Nearly 100 people apparently have contracted blastomycosis, an infection caused by a fungus called Blastomyces. The outbreak happened at the Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba, Michigan.

12/04/2023

The good news is that drug researchers aren’t giving up the fight. Our first-in-class novel antifungal is in late-stage investigation and development for multiple indications, including life-threatening fungal infections caused primarily by Candida (including C. auris) and Aspergillus species in hospitalized patients.

In the U.S., more than 7,000 people died of a fungal infection in 2021, compared with just 450 recorded deaths in 1969.

01/03/2023

Candida auris (C. auris) was first discovered in Mississippi in late November, and since then, over 60 patients have been treated for the highly contagious, antibiotic-resistant fungal infection imposing severe threats to those already suffering from serious health conditions.

The Department of Health has provided an update on a “superbug” recently discovered in Mississippi. Candida auris (C. auris) was first discovered in Mississippi in late November, and since then, over 60 patients have been treated for the highly contagious, antibiotic-resistant fungal infection i...

28/02/2023

The European Union/European Economic Activity (EU/EEA) countries have reported 1,812 cases since 2013, and public health authorities in several countries have reported that C. auris has caused severe illness.
Candida auris infections can be serious and even fatal, particularly in individuals with underlying health conditions or weakened immune systems. While the mortality rate for C. auris infections varies by location and patient population, some studies have reported mortality rates as high as 30–60%.

Since C. Auris began cropping up, we’ve discovered that it is a multi-drug resistant fungus that can cause serious infections in humans…

21/02/2023

At the center of the Mississippi outbreak is a long-term care facility in central Mississippi. Some patients with the infection have also received care at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

Mississippi has an outbreak of C. auris, a fungal infection resistant to medication, which may be responsible for the deaths of four people.

15/02/2023

“What we don’t know about fungi far, far exceeds what we do,” she says, calling the Candida auris emergence from Japan the canary in the proverbial coal mine.

Spreading around the world, poorly studied and thriving amid climate change, the fungus poses risks that haven’t gotten a lot of study until now. One expert says, ‘We don’t have a really good handle on what is even out there.’

14/02/2023

This is a rapidly expanding and serious situation; additional cases of invasive infection and colonization may be identified. MSDH continues to work with impacted facilities to provide infection control guidance and support surveillance and contact screening.

NewsDesk The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports continuous investigation of Candida auris (C. auris) invasive infection and colonization in the state after identifying the first cases of locally acquired C. auris in Mississippi in late November 2022. As of a health ale...

30/01/2023

Candida auris naturally shrugs off anti-fungal drugs and some strains are resistant to all of the medicines we have. That's why it's considered a superbug.

The apocalyptic plot of hit TV series The Last of Us has coincided with a real-life threat from fungi.

30/01/2023

That said, there are funguses that could prove dangerous to humans, like the relatively recently discovered Candida auris, a yeast that is resistant to many antifungal medicines and can cause serious chronic infections and even death.

Here’s what you need to know about the real life fungus behind the show.

30/01/2023

Candida auris ... has been labelled the new “fungal superbug” because of its resistance and the fact that many of the people it infects have just undergone surgery.

A brain-eating pathogen wreaks havoc in a new sci-fi TV show – which is so far-fetched, right? Well, not entirely.