Researchers have uncovered a rare and intelligent fungus. The fungus is called Phanerochaete velutina, and while it isn't overly intelligent—it won't be taking over the world anytime soon like the ...

A new study has revealed alarming findings about a disease-causing fungus discovered in one of the world's most remote regions. The fungus, known as Aspergillus fumigatus, was found to be resistant to ...

A sexually transmitted ringworm caused by a rare fungus has been reported for the first time in the United States. The case report, published Wednesday in JAMA Dermatology by doctors at NYU Langone ...

Authorities are still trying to determine how a recent fatal outbreak of a rare fungal disease at a paper mill in the Upper Peninsula happened. "It's the largest known blastomycosis outbreak in U.S.

A cluster of rare fungal infections was found in two pet cats and a vet who treated them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday in a report in the journal Emerging Infectious ...

After putting on surgical gloves, Matthew Allender gingerly picked up a Blanding’s turtle to inspect it for signs of a rare fungal pathogen. The fungus was recently discovered in the state-endangered ...

A Wisconsin woman's death from an unusual fungus left her loving family reeling. Now, the family of Sonya Cruz from Ketnosha, Wisconsin, is warning others about blastomyces- a rare fungus that when ...

When most people think of dangerous infections, they picture bacteria or viruses. But for infectious disease specialists like Peter Chin-Hong, one of the most insidious threats lurking in hospitals ...