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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

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

Michigan Reports the First Two Deaths Among People Sick With Cyclospora as State Cases Pass 11,000

By Plainly Now News Desk Published August 4, 2026

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Two Michigan residents have died after being infected with Cyclospora, a microscopic parasite spread through food or water contaminated with human feces