COVID-19: Hundreds of black fungus patients await Ambisome injections at Bihar hospitals
As many as 45 patients have died of the disease in Patna so far
Extent of fungal disease in India is larger than expected
Over 4% Indians likely to be affected by serious fungal diseases, many of which are lethal, finds study
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UN warns against one of the world’s ‘most destructive banana diseases’
After Asia, Latin America, a region where about 70 per cent of the world’s banana exports are grown, could be next to be affected
Researchers identify fungus for pyrene remediation
The highly toxic pyrene can be broken down by the fungus
Asian fungus killing salamanders in Europe, could spread to US
Asian salamanders and newts are traded in large numbers across the globe as pets
Wheat blast: A fungus that spread to three continents can threaten food security globally
Magnaporthe oryzae fungus was first reported in South America, from where it independently spread to Asia and Africa