Candida auris is difficult to treat and can cause serious infections in vulnerable populations. At least 587 cases have been reported, the CDC says.
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. – At least 587 cases have been confirmed over the last few years of an emerging fungus infection, identified by U.S. health authorities as"a serious global health threat."
New Jersey health officials reported Tuesday that over the last four years the state has 132 confirmed cases and another 22 that are considered probable. "We don’t really know why globally this bug has burst on the scene all over the world." he said."We're seeing it in hospitals – we have a problem obviously in New York and New Jersey, but we see it in Spain, the United Kingdom, South Africa, other places."C. auris spreads in hospitals and health care settings via surfaces, where it persists for days, and from person to person, he said.
The CDC alerted doctors in June 2016, asking them to report cases. Two months later, the first seven cases in the United States were reported, six of them dating from before the CDC's notification.
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