Deadly Drug-Resistant Fungus Spreads to 27 States: What You Need to Know

More than 3,100 cases of the drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus Candida auris have been reported across 27 states this year, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nationwide total through the week ending July 25 runs nearly in line with the 3,348 infections tracked during the same period last … Read more

Wastewater tracking catches hospital fungus before patients show symptoms

The Shift Toward Hyper-Localized Surveillance For years, wastewater surveillance was viewed through a wide-angle lens. Public health officials monitored municipal treatment plants to gauge the general prevalence of viruses like COVID-19 or influenza across an entire city. However, a paradigm shift is occurring: the move toward “hyper-localized” surveillance. Recent research led by the University of … Read more