The Still Underestimated Problem of Fungal Diseases Worldwide
In the past few years, fungal diseases caused estimated over 1.6 million deaths annually and over one billion people suffer from severe fungal diseases (; ). Public health surveillance of fungal diseases is generally not compulsory, suggesting that most ...
In Venezuela, Covid-19 Data Is a State Secret, but Citizens See Many Deaths
The once oil-rich country lacks vaccines and performs few tests as Covid-19 rages, with some people choosing to die at home to avoid hospitals short of electricity and oxygen.
The country’s official figures grossly understate the pandemic’s true effects. Our estimates, informed by more than a dozen experts’ research, range from very bad to catastrophic.