Green fungus’ Aspergillus now noticed in India: nearly triples mortality in severe Covid-19

Submitted by Aspergillus Administrator on 23 June 2021

Aspergillus, dubbed the ‘green fungus’ in India, occurs in 13.5% of severely ill hospitalised patients with COVID-19, according to Woon Chong of Albany Medical Center, New York State. Only last week, 75 weeks into the pandemic, the first cases of ‘green fungus’ were described in India, probably indicative of many missed cases.

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