Candida auris is designated “a serious global health threat” by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than one in three patients with invasive C. auris infection dies. The fungus is easily picked up and spread between people and can survive for weeks on surfaces, including in hospitals where patients have been treated.
“Fortunately in Canada, we are well prepared for this and there is great lab capacity across Canada and we are well aware that this infection is out there,” said Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious disease specialist at Toronto General Hospital. Bogoch says the infection typically preys on those in hospital, who are hooked up to intravenous lines or taking antibiotics.Most C. auris cases in the United States have been detected in the New York City area, New Jersey, and the Chicago area, says the CDC.
Its been raising alarms bells for yrs but just now its a story. its infect in the past year or so over 200 in NY state alone. It has about a 50% mortality rate yet MMedia been running measles stories for weeks. In 1 case in NYC they had to rip the walls & floor out to disinfect.