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Study: Multidrug-resistant fungus that infests hospitals may have emerged from the wild

Study: Multidrug-resistant fungus that infests hospitals may have emerged from the wild
C. auris, a drug-resistant fungus that infests hospitals, may have emerged from the wild, says study.
Researchers confirmed the presence in the wild of
Candida auris, a multidrug-resistant fungus commonly found infesting hospitals. The findings could provide scientists insights into a pathogen that threatens inpatients, including those being treated for COVID-19.
Bursting onto the medical scene a decade ago,
C. auris is now recognised as a recently emerged multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen that causes severe infections in hospitalized patients, said the study. However, the origins of
C. auris in nature and its rapid acquisition of multidrug resistance have remained a mystery. ....

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Fall armyworm 'worsens hunger among smallholders'

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In a Zimbabwe study, the pest increased likelihood of hunger by 12 per cent
Farmers need cost-effective, environmentally sustainable control measures, experts say
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Hospital superbug traced to remote island beach

Hospital superbug traced to remote island beach
Samples taken from Andaman Islands (pictured), together with Nicobar Islands, revealed the presence of both multidrug-resistant and drug-susceptible isolates of Candida auris. Copyright: Hussainkhan55, (CC BY-SA 4.0). This image has been cropped.
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Fungus emerged 10 years ago and now infests hospitals
C.auris can complicate intensive care treatment for COVID-19
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COVID-19, lies and statistics: corruption and the pandemic

06/04/21
COVID-19, lies and statistics: corruption and the pandemic
Children at the Public Health Initiative in Karnataka, India. Researchers in India found that COVID-19 infections in the country, had been grossly underestimated and could be up to 95 times higher than the official numbers. Copyright: Trinity Care Foundation, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).
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COVID-19: Several 'proxy wars' spawned by the pandemic

COVID-19: Several proxy wars spawned by the pandemic
When Australia, India, Japan and the US countries strategically allied under the so-called Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) switched focus to fighting COVID-19, it was seen as one more of the several proxy wars spawned by the pandemic.
The Quad Vaccine, announced at a virtual summit of the leaders of the four countries on 12 March, is based on a vaccine developed by the US transnational, Johnson & Johnson, produced by India s Biological E Limited, and funded by the other two partners. The plan is to churn out a billion doses by the end of 2022. ....

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