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Candida auris: "Unbeatable" superbug fungus sickens hundreds across the U.S., CDC says
Source: CBS News
"Unbeatable" superbug fungus sickens hundreds across the U.S., CDC says
UPDATED ON: APRIL 8, 2019 / 7:57 PM / CBS NEWS
A drug-resistant superbug fungus has sickened nearly 600 people across the United States in recent years, including more than 300 patients in New York State, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Candida auris, which preys on people with weakened immune systems, can be deadly.
CBS New York reports an elderly man died from the fungus last year at Mount Sinai Hospital following abdominal surgery.
"Most C. auris cases in the United States have been detected in the New York City area, New Jersey, and the Chicago area," the CDC said in a statement.
The fungus was seen in the U.S. for the first time in 2013. Dr. Lynn Sosa, Connecticut's deputy state epidemiologist, told The New York Times that she views she views Candida auris as "pretty much unbeatable and difficult to identify."
As of the end of February, a total of 587 cases had been confirmed across the country, most of them in New York State, where there were 309 cases. Illinois had 144 confirmed cases and New Jersey had 104.
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UPDATED ON: APRIL 8, 2019 / 7:57 PM / CBS NEWS
A drug-resistant superbug fungus has sickened nearly 600 people across the United States in recent years, including more than 300 patients in New York State, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Candida auris, which preys on people with weakened immune systems, can be deadly.
CBS New York reports an elderly man died from the fungus last year at Mount Sinai Hospital following abdominal surgery.
"Most C. auris cases in the United States have been detected in the New York City area, New Jersey, and the Chicago area," the CDC said in a statement.
The fungus was seen in the U.S. for the first time in 2013. Dr. Lynn Sosa, Connecticut's deputy state epidemiologist, told The New York Times that she views she views Candida auris as "pretty much unbeatable and difficult to identify."
As of the end of February, a total of 587 cases had been confirmed across the country, most of them in New York State, where there were 309 cases. Illinois had 144 confirmed cases and New Jersey had 104.
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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/candida-auris-outbreak-superbug-fungus-has-sickened-hundreds-cdc-says/
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