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Shortage of antifungal drug as mucormycosis cases rise in India
New Delhi,UPDATED: May 19, 2021 18:34 IST
Demand for antifungal drug 'Amphotericin B' has spiked in recent weeks owing to an increase in cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, a rare infection seen in patients who are on medication for Covid-19 or recovered from it. States have begun to panic as the number of black fungus cases are rising slowly but steadily across the country.
As many as 52 people have died due to mucormycosis in Maharashtra since the Covid-19 outbreak last year. All of them were Covid-19 survivors but succumbed to the black fungus infection. However, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope earlier said there were 1,500 cases of black fungus in the state.
So far, approximately 270 cases of mucormycosis have been reported in Pune district. In the neighbouring state of Gujarat, as many as 40 people, including eight in Surat, have lost their vision.
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