The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about drug-resistant bacterial and fungal pathogens, saying there has been a rise in infections and deaths from more than a dozen different germs highlighted by the agency.
In the 2026 update of its Antimicrobial Resistance Threats Report, released on Oct. 26, the CDC listed 19 bacterial and fungal pathogens categorized by their “level of threat to human health—urgent, serious, and concerning.”
The CDC said an average of 9.7 million infections and 50,800 deaths from drug-resistant microbes occur in the United States “each year.” The agency did not provide a breakdown of deaths or cases on a yearly basis. …