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Table 3 Most common diseases caused by fungal pathogens infecting immunosuppressed individuals [26]

From: Current challenges of research on filamentous fungi in relation to human welfare and a sustainable bio-economy: a white paper

Disease

Cases/year

Mortality rates (%)

Aspergillosis

>200,000

30–95

Candidiasis

>400,000

46–75

Cryptococcosis

>1,000,000

20–70

Mucormycosis

>10,000

30–90

Pneumocystis pneumonia

>400,000

20–80