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A Real Concern: Deadly Fungus in Dogs’ Ears Could Infect Humans

By Mark Drucker

A stray dog in a river in Ludhiana, Punjab INDIA. Photo: Sachin Ghai, @solorover, for Love, Dog

Scientists at McMaster University in Ontario and India’s University of Delhi have discovered the source of a new fungal infection and isolated the first live culture of the drug-resistant pathogen Candida auris from the ear canals of stray dogs in India.

First reported in Japan in 2009, C. auris, is a form of yeast which has since spread around the world.

On the list of urgent concerns is that C. auris can cause severe infections and widespread outbreaks in hospitals. Alas, antifungal medications often do not work against the pathogen, and more than one in three patients with serious, invasive infections will die, according to some estimates. The World Health Organization has declared it one of the world’s four ‘critical priority’ fungal pathogens.

Read the full story in the New York Post

Mark Drucker

Mark is the Founder and President of Love, Dog. His publishing career began at Fairchild in 1988. He has since worked at The Hearst Corporation, Conde Nast Publications, and Meigher Communications, where he was named Publisher in 1998 of the award-winning magazine, Garden Design. He held executive positions at three local media companies, Cottages &. MORE...

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