Fisher Matthew C, Gow Neil A R, Gurr Sarah J
Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK
Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2016 Dec 5;371(1709). doi: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0332.
Emerging infections caused by fungi have become a widely recognized global phenomenon. Their notoriety stems from their causing plagues and famines, driving species extinctions, and the difficulty in treating human mycoses alongside the increase of their resistance to antifungal drugs. This special issue comprises a collection of articles resulting from a Royal Society discussion meeting examining why pathogenic fungi are causing more disease now than they did in the past, and how we can tackle this rapidly emerging threat to the health of plants and animals worldwide.This article is part of the themed issue 'Tackling emerging fungal threats to animal health, food security and ecosystem resilience'.
由真菌引起的新发感染已成为一种全球广泛认可的现象。它们声名狼藉，原因在于引发瘟疫和饥荒、导致物种灭绝，以及在治疗人类真菌病方面存在困难，同时它们对抗真菌药物的耐药性还在不断增加。本期特刊收录了一系列文章，这些文章源自英国皇家学会的一次讨论会，该会议探讨了致病真菌如今为何比过去引发更多疾病，以及我们如何应对这一迅速出现的对全球动植物健康的威胁。本文是主题为“应对真菌对动物健康、粮食安全和生态系统恢复力的新威胁”特刊的一部分。
