The World Health Organisation (WHO) released the first-ever list of fungal infections -- "priority pathogens".
The fungal priority pathogens list (FPPL) includes 19 fungi that represent the greatest threat to human health.
The WHO FPPL is divided into three categories - critical, high and medium priority.
These fungal pathogens are ranked in each priority category based on their impact on public health and/or emerging antifungal resistance risk.
The critical group includes Candida auris, which is a highly drug-resistant fungi, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Candida albicans.