Dangerous Brain-Infecting Mold Detections Jump Fourfold
Detections of the mold Cladophialophora bantiana at a University of Washington reference lab rose fourfold from 2023 to 2025, reaching 8 cases in 2024 and 14 in 2025. The samples came from 22 U.S. jurisdictions, and the cause of the increase, environmental reservoirs, and risk factors remain unknown. Because the infection can occur in people with normal immune function and has a high fatality rate, investigators are calling for national surveillance and clinicians are advised to treat suspected brain abscesses promptly with combination antifungals and surgery when possible.
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