Analysis of public health risks associated with pathogenic fungi in China
10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20230615-00376
- VernacularTitle:我国病原真菌相关的公共卫生风险浅析
- Author:
Jie GONG
1
;
Yuanyuan GENG
;
Shu ZHANG
;
Wei LIU
;
Weiwei WU
;
Ruoyu LI
;
Jianzhong ZHANG
Author Information
1. 传染病溯源预警与智能决策全国重点实验室，中国疾病预防控制中心传染病预防控制所/北京大学第一医院-中国疾病预防控制中心传染病预防控制所病原真菌联合实验室，北京 102206
- Keywords:
Pathogenic fungi;
Public health risks;
Dimorphic fungi;
Melanized fungi;
Infection;
Drug-resistance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2023;44(12):1977-1983
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
At present, the public health risks caused by pathogenic fungi are greater in China and have attracted great attention from disease control departments. Due to the difficulty in diagnosing fungal infections, the public health risk of pathogenic fungi is currently hidden in the unexplained pneumonia/encephalitis/fever syndrome and is not effectively appreciated. From the public health perspective, the mainly focused fungal pathogens include highly pathogenic fungi (including dimorphic fungi and dematiaceous fungi), pathogenic fungi that cause regional aggregation infections, and drug-resistant pathogenic fungi. However, due to the lack of systematic monitoring data, the disease burden related to pathogenic fungi cannot be accurately quantified and evaluated. Therefore, to effectively reduce the serious harm of fungal infections to the public, systematic monitoring of pathogenic fungi should be carried out nationally.
