A rare and often deadly fungus is spreading rapidly across the US, federal researchers said, raising pressure to find new treatments for severe fungal disease.
Candida auris, a fungus discovered about 15 years ago in Japan, infected at least 2,377 people in the U.S. in 2022, up from 53 in 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Its swift spread into most states and more than 40 countries has prompted the CDC and World Health Organization to label it a growing threat to public health.
Candida auris has a mortality rate of up to 60% and is particularly risky for people who are older or have compromised immune systems, the CDC said.
“To see a new species arrive on the scene and then suddenly emerge as a global pathogen less than 15 years later—that’s really remarkable,” said Dr. Peter Pappas, an infectious-disease specialist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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