Enfermedades Fúngicas: Superando a la Tuberculosis, la Malaria, la Hepatitis y la Neumonía, Representando un 6.7% de la ±55 Millones de Tasa de Mortalidad Anual a Nivel Mundial. La revista Lancet Infectious Diseases publica hoy nuevas estimaciones de la incidencia anual de las infecciones fúngicas graves, según las cuales hay unos 6,5 millones de afectados,… Read more »
Fungal Disease: Surpassing Tuberculosis, Malaria, Hepatitis, and Pneumonia, Accounting for 6.7% of ±55 Million Annual Death Toll Globally. New estimates of the annual incidence of severe fungal infections are released today in a paper in Lancet Infectious Diseases, showing about 6.5 million affected, leading to 3.7 million deaths every year, as opposed to the previously… Read more »
The burden of invasive fungal infections associated with opportunistic fungal pathogens is a persistent challenge, particularly among people with advanced HIV disease. In October, 2022, WHO published the Fungal Priority Pathogens List (FPPL)—the first global effort to systematically prioritise fungal pathogens. Of the 19 pathogens in the WHO FPPL, four opportunistic pathogens in particular cause… Read more »
GAFFI is pleased to announce that Nkechi (Mbanefo) Azie MD MBA FIDSA, a highly accomplished pharmaceutical executive, has joined the GAFFI Board of Directors. Dr. Azie is widely recognized as an expert in the field of infectious diseases with breadth of experience in translational medicine, drug development, medical affairs, product launches, and pharmacovigilance. She has held key leadership… Read more »
Fungal keratitis is a major cause of corneal blindness, linked to eye trauma, topical corticosteroids, traditional medicine and HIV infection. There are estimated to be 1,100,000 to 1,400,000 eyes affected each year including at least 75,000 in Africa. In tropical areas, fungi are responsible for ~50% of corneal infections. Inadequate treatment leads to blindness, often… Read more »
The most common fungal infections in severely ill hospitalized patients are invasive aspergillosis, caused by the fungus Aspergillus and Candida bloodstream infections. These are especially common in those with cancer or in intensive care, and both infections soared in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Published today in the Journal of Public Health and Infection[1], the authors… Read more »
(Article in English) Publiée aujourd’hui dans l’International Journal of Dermatology, « the Diagnostic capacity for cutaneous fungal diseases in the African continent » (Les capacités de diagnostic des maladies fongiques cutanées sur le continent africain) révèle des lacunes importantes dans le diagnostic et le traitement des maladies fongiques cutanées. Les infections fongiques cutanées touchent environ 750 millions… Read more »
(Article in French) Published today in the International Journal of Dermatology, the Diagnostic capacity for cutaneous fungal diseases in the African continent finds key gaps in (diagnosing/treating) skin fungal disease. Skin fungal infections affect ~750 million people globally [1]. There are estimated to be over 135 million school-age children in Africa with fungal hair infections (pictured)… Read more »
The concerns raised by scientists from Cologne regarding the severely limited availability of flucytosine are not only valid but also demand immediate attention from both authorities and the pharmaceutical industry. Professor Dr. Oliver A. Cornely, who leads the efforts at the CECAD Cluster of Excellence for Ageing Research, has taken a significant step towards addressing… Read more »
Today, the newly published survey of diagnostic capability in the Open Research journal of the European Respiratory Society found gaps in diagnostics for asthma, smoking-related lung disease, lung cancer, and fungal complications of these conditions. Lung disease is common and is a rising cause of death in Africa. While the provision of chest X-rays and… Read more »
