A deadly fungus is spreading rapidly across Europe’s hospitals, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, which warned of a serious threat to patients and healthcare systems.
A record 1,346 cases of the Candidozyma auris (C. auris) fungus were reported in the region in the latest 2023 data, a 67% increase from a year earlier, the ECDC said Thursday. There were no reported cases as recently as 2013.