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International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)—New Initiatives
Fungal infections have emerged as major threat to human beings. The world is not ready to face this formidable challenge due to limited awareness, insufficient laboratories, and difficulty in managing mycoses especially in developing countries. The International Society for Human and Animal Mycology...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557397/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32630110 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof6030097 |
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author | Chakrabarti, Arunaloke Meis, Jacques F. Cornely, Oliver A. |
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description | Fungal infections have emerged as major threat to human beings. The world is not ready to face this formidable challenge due to limited awareness, insufficient laboratories, and difficulty in managing mycoses especially in developing countries. The International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) has undertaken several new initiatives to overcome these gaps, including a global outreach program with national affiliated mycology societies and other regional groups. ISHAM is working closely with the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) and Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections (GAFFI) to enhance these efforts. The society has launched laboratory e-courses and is in the process of the development of clinical e-courses. ISHAM has partnered with regional conferences in South America and Asia by sponsoring international experts and young delegates. The society also supports young people from less developed countries to undergo training in laboratories of excellence. ISHAM facilitated the formation of the INFOCUS-Latin American Clinical Mycology Working Group (LATAM) and the Pan-African Mycology Working Group. The society appointed country ambassadors to facilitate coordination with national societies. Still, the task is enormous and ISHAM calls for strong advocacy and more coordinated activities to attract the attention of people from all disciplines to this neglected field. |
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spelling | pubmed-75573972020-10-20 International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)—New Initiatives Chakrabarti, Arunaloke Meis, Jacques F. Cornely, Oliver A. J Fungi (Basel) Brief Report Fungal infections have emerged as major threat to human beings. The world is not ready to face this formidable challenge due to limited awareness, insufficient laboratories, and difficulty in managing mycoses especially in developing countries. The International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) has undertaken several new initiatives to overcome these gaps, including a global outreach program with national affiliated mycology societies and other regional groups. ISHAM is working closely with the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) and Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections (GAFFI) to enhance these efforts. The society has launched laboratory e-courses and is in the process of the development of clinical e-courses. ISHAM has partnered with regional conferences in South America and Asia by sponsoring international experts and young delegates. The society also supports young people from less developed countries to undergo training in laboratories of excellence. ISHAM facilitated the formation of the INFOCUS-Latin American Clinical Mycology Working Group (LATAM) and the Pan-African Mycology Working Group. The society appointed country ambassadors to facilitate coordination with national societies. Still, the task is enormous and ISHAM calls for strong advocacy and more coordinated activities to attract the attention of people from all disciplines to this neglected field. MDPI 2020-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7557397/ /pubmed/32630110 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof6030097 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Brief Report Chakrabarti, Arunaloke Meis, Jacques F. Cornely, Oliver A. International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)—New Initiatives |
title | International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)—New Initiatives |
title_full | International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)—New Initiatives |
title_fullStr | International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)—New Initiatives |
title_full_unstemmed | International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)—New Initiatives |
title_short | International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)—New Initiatives |
title_sort | international society for human and animal mycology (isham)—new initiatives |
topic | Brief Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557397/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32630110 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof6030097 |
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