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Washington faces first outbreak of a deadly fungal infection that’s on the rise in the U.S.
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Washington faces first outbreak of a deadly fungal infection that’s on the rise in the U.S.

Aria Bendix and Joe Murphy Four people in Washington state have tested positive this month for a rare fungal infection that can be deadly. It’s the state’s first known outbreak of the fungus, called Candida auris, according to Seattle and King County health officials, though one locally acquired case was detected there in July. The...