Fungal Infections
Infectious diseases can be found everywhere, and NCEZID is engaged in preventing, tracking, detecting, and responding to outbreaks of infectious disease throughout the United States and the world. The links below reference stories and updates about our work from 2011 to the present to protect people from the threat of fungal infections that cause diseases like mucormycosis and fungal meningitis.
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Stories that spotlight fungal infections
- Poisoned Sea Otters in California – One Health, 2017
- Probing antifungal resistance [PDF – page 20] Innovative Technologies 2015
- Seizing an opportunity to reduce HIV mortality [PDF – page 7] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- Environmental mold infections in hospitals [PDF – page 2] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- A new screening test for Cryptococcus [PDF – page 3] Innovative Technologies 2013
- New assay that rapidly detects fungal DNA in patients [PDF – page 5] Innovative Technologies 2013
- A new strategy to reduce deaths due to Cryptococcus [PDF – page 41] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- CDC responds to multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections [PDF – page 99] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Tornado survivors battle deadly fungus in Joplin, Missouri (mucormycosis) [PDF – page 20] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Page last reviewed: March 7, 2017
- Page last updated: March 7, 2017
- Content source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)