CANDIDA AURIS IS PRESENTING SERIOUS GLOBAL HEALTH THREAT?

CANDIDA AURIS IS PRESENTING SERIOUS GLOBAL HEALTH THREAT?

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Willemstad, Curacao. CDC announcement on Candida auris. The recent explosion of Illegal immigrants smuggling into Curacao, from Venezuela, where prostitution is the top employing occupation for illegal women and men trafficked into Curacao. This issue may present a long term effect on the country's ability to effectively and efficiently develop a corresponding comprehensive health plan and National Healthcare reform policy, to respond to metabolic disorders, communicable disease and economic stress to healthy life standards. C. auris can cause bloodstream infections and even death. More than 1 in 3 patients with invasive C. auris infection, for example; an infection that affects the blood, heart, or brain; they die. 

WHY CANDIDA AURIS IS A THREAT?

"Candida auris is an emerging fungus that presents a serious global health threat. 

CDC is concerned about C. auris for three main reasons:

It is often multidrug-resistant, meaning that it is resistant to multiple antifungal drugs commonly used to treat Candida infections.

It is difficult to identify with standard laboratory methods, and it can be misidentified in labs without specific technology. Misidentification may lead to inappropriate management.

It has caused outbreaks in healthcare settings. For this reason, it is important to quickly identify C. auris in a hospitalized patient so that healthcare facilities can take special precautions to stop its spread.

CDC encourages all U.S. laboratory staff who identify C. auris to notify their state or local public health authorities and CDC."

COUNTRIES WITH CANDIDA AURIS CASES

On the CDC tracking and case count they noted the following:

"Countries from which Candida auris cases have been reported, as of February 28, 2019"

"Single cases of C. auris have been reported from Austria, Belgium, Iran, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates."

"Multiple cases of C. auris have been reported from Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States (primarily from the New York City area, New Jersey, and the Chicago area) and Venezuela; in some of these countries, extensive transmission of C. auris has been documented in more than one hospital."

"U.S. cases of C. auris have been found in patients who had recent stays in healthcare facilities in India, Kenya, Kuwait, Pakistan, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela, which also have documented transmission."

"Other countries not highlighted on the map above may also have undetected or unreported C. auris cases."

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