The US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention ( CDC ) has issued an alert to the country 's medical centres that deadly and drug - resistant fungus Candida ##tus will spread to other locations in the US , after reported cases in New York , Massachusetts , New Jersey , Pennsylvania and Illinois . The agency also warned that the fungus , which can produce severe blood infections , is not detectable by traditional methods . This has been concerned as it is a mix of yeast infection and a drug - resistant disease , and represents a " paradigm shift " , according to Tom Smith , the CDC ’s top fungal expert .
The US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) has issued an alert to the country's medical centres that deadly and drug-resistant fungus Candida Auris will spread to other locations in the US, after reported cases in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland and Illinois. The CDC also warned that the fungus, which can produce severe blood infections, is not detectable by traditional means. C.Auris has experts concerned as it is a mix of yeast infection and a drug-resistant disease, and represents a "paradigm shift", according to Tom Chiller, the CDC’s top fungal expert.