Drug-resistant Deadly ‘Super Fungus’ Continues To Spread Through Hospitals

Drug-resistant Deadly ‘Super Fungus’ Continues To Spread Through Hospitals
In this file image an agar plate of the superbug Staphylcocus epidermidis is examined in Melbourne on Sept. 4, 2018. William West/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
By Simon Veazey, Freelance Reporter
Updated:

A deadly drug-resistant “super fungus” has continued to spread across the globe and the United States since it first mysteriously appeared 10 years ago.

The fungal strain Candida auris was first found in Japan in 2009, and has since surfaced in over a dozen countries in hospitals where it has kills four out of 10 patients, preying on their compromised immune systems.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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