Open AccessEpidemiology of fungal diseases in Africa: A review of diagnostic drivers
Author(s) -
Felix Bongomin,
Samuel A. Fayemiwo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current medical mycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.369
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2423-3439
pISSN - 2423-3420
DOI - 10.18502/cmm.7.1.6246
Subject(s) - sporotrichosis , histoplasmosis , blastomycosis , epidemiology , cryptococcosis , neglected tropical diseases , paracoccidioidomycosis , tuberculosis , medicine , chromoblastomycosis , paracoccidioides brasiliensis , global health , zygomycosis , environmental health , disease , immunology , public health , dermatology , pathology , amphotericin b , antifungal
There has been a significant increase in the burden of fungal diseases in the last few decades which has imposed a global threat to the health of humans, animals, and plants. Epidemiology of fungal diseases is not completely understood in Africa. Most of these diseases are under-reported or not reported at all mainly due to the challenges related to the availability of and access to fungal diagnostics and the lack of human resources in clinical and diagnostic mycology across the continent. Therefore, it is imperative to highlight the epidemiology of the endemic and epidemic of emerging and re-emerging fungal diseases as well as their diagnostic challenges in Africa based on the available data. Moreover, it is important to underline the existing gaps in this regard as well.