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Deadly Superbug Fungus Hits Tri-State Hospitals, CDC Says

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April 26, 2017 6:42 PM

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Centers for Disease Control says a deadly superbug fungus has hit hospitals in the United States, primarily in the Tri-State Area.

As CBS2’s Meg Baker reports, it’s an infection that can easily be misidentified and become deadly, and now health officials are on high alert.

“The organism can be spread patient to patient as well as environmental surfaces which make it unique in that regard,” Dr. Neil Gaffin said.

Gaffin is an infectious disease specialist at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey — which has not had any cases of the dangerous superbug.

He explains it’s a yeast known as Candida auris that is being spread around hospitals, mainly around New York and New Jersey.

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/04/26/deadly-superbug-fungus/