Oct 28, 2021
Cryptococcus gattii is a fungus that lives in the environment in primarily tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world but also in some temperate regions such as British Columbia and some parts of the United States.
C. gattii cryptococcosis is a rare infection that people can get after breathing in the microscopic...
Oct 22, 2021
Last week, a bipartisan bill was introduced--the Finding Orphan-disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development Act (FORWARD Act) of 2021.
The legislation, introduced by members of the Congressional Valley Fever Task Force, is designed to address challenges related to detecting, treating and ultimately...
Oct 14, 2021
There are five Plasmodium species that cause malaria with the vast majority of reported cases being due to Plasmodium falciparum.
Plasmodium vivax is the second most common reported cause of malaria.
My guest today says P. vivax infections represent a major unrecognized burden on global health calling it "obscure...