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The Deadly-Fungus Count Going Around Counts Carriers, Not Patients — and U.S. Candida auris Illnesses Are Below Last Year

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 5, 2026
AI-generated illustration: laboratory bench with a microscope and glassware

The number moving through the news this week is 3,130, described as cases of the fungus Candida auris across 23 states.

Categories Health Tags Deadly-Fungus, South America, Texas, United States, World Health Organization
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