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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sravasti Dasgupta

CDC warns about ‘dramatic increase’ in deadly fungal infection sweeping the US

AP

A warning against a new fungal infection spreading “dramatically” across the US has been issued by an official of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a new study.

The fungus, a type of yeast called Candida auris or C auris, can cause severe illness in people with weakened immune systems, said the research, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine journal.

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