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A list of fungal pathogens deemed high priority by the World Health Organization

WHO fungal priority pathogens are groups of pathogenic fungi that the World Health Organization deems in need of global attention.

The list has three priority groups. In decreasing order of concern, they are: critical, high, and medium.

Critical group

  • Cryptococcus neoformans Cryptococcus neoformans
  • Candida auris Candida auris
  • Aspergillus fumigatus Aspergillus fumigatus
  • Candida albicans Candida albicans

High group

  • Nakaseomyces glabrata Nakaseomyces glabrata
  • Histoplasma capsulatum Histoplasma capsulatum
  • Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii
  • Acremonium falciforme Acremonium falciforme
  • Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus flavus
  • Aspergillus nidulans Aspergillus nidulans
  • Cladophialophora bantiana Cladophialophora bantiana
  • Curvularia geniculata Curvularia geniculata
  • Curvularia lunata Curvularia lunata
  • Fusarium solani Fusarium solani
  • Madurella grisea Madurella grisea
  • Madurella mycetomatis Madurella mycetomatis
  • Microsporum audouinii Microsporum audouinii
  • Microsporum canis Microsporum canis
  • Phialophora verrucosa Phialophora verrucosa
  • Pseudoallescheria boydii Pseudoallescheria boydii
  • Trichophyton rubrum Trichophyton rubrum
  • Candida tropicalis Candida tropicalis

Medium group

  • Scedosporium prolificans Scedosporium prolificans
  • Lomentospora prolificans Lomentospora prolificans
  • Coccidioides immitis Coccidioides immitis
  • Pichia kudriavzevii Pichia kudriavzevii
  • Cryptococcus gattii Cryptococcus gattii
  • Talaromyces marneffei Talaromyces marneffei
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumocystis jirovecii
  • Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
  • Paracoccidioides lutzii Paracoccidioides lutzii

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