What the gardener said: Forgotten mycosis


DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/epidem.2025.15.3.88-02

Ermak T.N.

Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia
The article presents information about a «forgotten» fungus that remains in the shadow of fungi defined by the World Health Organization as priority ones, but it is no less dangerous, especially for people with impaired immunity, such as HIV patients.

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About the Autors


Tatiana N. Ermak, MD, Leading Research, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; t.ermak@hiv-russia.ru; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9490-7129


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