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Health

In The Spotlight | A fungal infection that targets the brain claims many lives in SA, stopping it won’t be easy

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One of the top killers of people living with HIV in South Africa is a fungal infection caused by spores found all around us.

In this Spotlight special briefing, Elri Voigt unpacks what we know about this dangerous disease called cryptococcal meningitis, why it remains so deadly, and what we can do about it.

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