2023-04-19 19:33:57
Alberta Health Services has confirmed four cases of contamination at White ears drug-resistant, since the province began monitoring the rate of infections in 2020.
It’s a threat here as it is in all major health care facilities in developed countries.
explains Dr. John Gill, an infectious disease specialist in Calgary.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this fungus poses a global threat because it is spreading at an alarming rate
in the USA. American health authorities have recorded more than 2,200 infections in 2022 in their country.
The fungus, identified in Japan in 2009, is spreading mainly in hospitals. It infects people who are immunocompromised or already sick. In addition, due to its high resistance to treatment, doctors find it difficult to treat infected people.
Symptoms vary depending on the site of contamination, but they can manifest as infection of the blood of the urinary tract and bones.
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explains the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Since 2012, there have been 43 confirmed cases in Canada, including 35 in the past five years. A third of all people have been infected with the multidrug-resistant fungal form.
Some infections have occurred in other countries. C. ear in health care and long-term care facilities may become more common”,”text”:”As is the case in other countries, outbreaks of C. auris in health care facilities and long-term care ones may become more common”}}”>As in other countries, epidemics of C. ear in health care and long-term care settings may become more commonsays the email from a spokeswoman for the federal agency.
Given the epidemic potential of this super-fungus, Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network hospitals in Toronto, wants public health agencies across the country to take heed of the warning from the United States.
The problem is that screening is not systematic
he said.
Alberta Health Services, for its part, has decided to focus on prevention: So far, infections are rare in Alberta. However, we will continue to monitor the situation. We will implement regular patient screening if it becomes necessary.
However, the risk to the rest of the population is low.
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