by Blake Dillon, McMaster University Jianping Xu is a professor of biology at McMaster University and a member of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research. Credit: McMaster University Climate change is driving many fungi to adapt to the Earth’s warmer temperatures, which could mean more disease-causing fungi will learn to live in and...
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Study reveals huge extent of fungal disease in India
by University of Manchester A) Published reports of histoplasmosis by state of residence of patients. B) Published reports of histoplasmosis according the authors’ institution, by state. Credit: Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2022). DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac603 Researchers from India and Manchester have shown that over fifty million Indians are affected by serious fungal disease, 10% of which are from potentially...
Fungal disease diagnosis is life saver for patients with HIV and AIDS
A fungal disease diagnostic and educational programme has had a transformational impact on the mortality of HIV patients in Guatemala, according to new research. And the programme, say scientists at the Asociación de Salud Integral (ASI) in Guatemala City and The University of Manchester, will save lives in countries across the developing world if implemented. Image credit: University...