Clinical cases of Candida auris, an emerging fungus considered an urgent threat, nearly doubled in 2021, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cases of Candida auris -- a fungus that can kill people with weakened immune systems -- have skyrocketed in recent years and saw a "dramatic" uptick in 2021, according to a report published Monday.

A research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has uncovered a new way in which the yeast Candida albicans can damage human ...

A research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has uncovered a new way in which the yeast Candida albicans can damage human ...

Candida auris is a newly emerged strain of the fungus Candida, which already causes some 25,000 infections annually. Some 30 to 60 percent of people infected with C. auris have died, the CDC said.

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Candida auris, a fungus discovered in 2009, seems to have been around for thousands of years. But it’s only cropped up among patients more recently – and doctors want to know why.

Candida auris, a fungus discovered in 2009, seems to have been around for thousands of years. But it’s only cropped up among patients more recently – and doctors want to know why.

At "yeast," get to know more about this yeast. To get a sense of how troublesome Candida auris can be, take a look at a study published last year in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases .