,,iv #aai? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #aefa ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,septemb] #ag1 #bjbf,mr4 ,fong 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1 & ,mrs4 ,kim7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,,resolution ,express+ support = ! designation ( ! ?ird week ( ,septemb] z ,fungal ,disease ,aw>5ess ,week & enc\rag+ ef=ts to improve aw>5ess1 diagnosis1 treatm5t1 surveillance1 & prev5tion ( fungal diseases 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion obs]ves ,fungal ,disease ,aw>5ess ,week ea* ,septemb] to raise aw>5ess ( fungal diseases & promote ! message to ?9k fungus to save lives1 & ,septemb] #ad to #ah1 #bjbf1 w m>k ! #aj? anniv]s>y ( ,fungal ,disease ,aw>5ess ,week2 ,:]eas fungal diseases are an increas+ public heal? conc]n & fungal infections are increas+ly resi/ant to antifungal m$ications2 ,:]eas fungal infections c resemble bact]ial or viral pneumonia1 contribut+ to miss$ or delay$ diagnoses1 inappropriate antibiotic use1 prev5table complications1 prolong$ illness1 hospitalization1 disability1 & dea?2 ,:]eas coccidioidomycosis1 commonly kn[n z ,valley ,fev]1 is prim>ily a lung infection caus$ by brea?+ 9 spores ( ,coccidioides1 a fungus f\nd 9 soil & du/ 9 p>ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 p>ticul>ly ! ,s\?we/ & p>ts ( ! ,pacific2 ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion reports t approximately #bj1jjj ,valley ,fev] cases are report$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ea* ye> & t #ba1jcg cases 7 report$ 9 #bjbc2 ,:]eas ,valley ,fev] causes approximately #ae p]c5t to #cj p]c5t ( community-acquir$ pneumonias 9 ! ,bak]sfield1 ,cali=nia1 ,pho5ix1 ,arizona1 & ,tucson1 ,arizona metropolitan areas1 & symptomatic pati5ts may exp]i5ce fatigue1 c\gh1 %ortness ( brea?1 heada*e1 night sweats1 muscle a*es1 & ra%2 ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion /ates t approximately #e p]c5t to #aj p]c5t ( pati5ts ) ,valley ,fev] fail to recov] & develop complications or *ronic pulmon>y disease1 dissem9at$ disease occurs 9 an e/imat$ #a p]c5t ( cases1 & m5+itis c lead to p]man5t neurologic damage2 ,:]eas hi/oplasmosis is a fungal lung infection caus$ by brea?+ 9 spores ( ,hi/oplasma1 :i* c be f\nd 9 soil contam9at$ ) bird or bat dropp+s1 & ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion /ates t hi/oplasmosis is (t5 misdiagnos$ or diagnos$ late because symptoms resemble m common pneumonias caus$ by bact]ia or viruses2 ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion has respond$ to rec5t fungal disease outbreaks1 includ+ a hi/oplasmosis outbreak betwe5 #bjbe & #bjbf affect+ ,t5nessee & requir$ rapid public heal? communication2 ,:]eas ! ,em]g+ ,infecti\s ,diseases j\rnal publi%$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion report$ a l>ge #bjbc bla/omycosis outbreak among employees at a pap] mill 9 nor!rn ,mi*igan1 ) #afb id5tifi$ cases & a case preval5ce ( ne>ly #bj p]c5t among mill employees1 demon/rat+ ! importance ( occupational aw>5ess1 te/+1 & outbreak response capacity2 ,:]eas ,c&ida auris1 or ,c4 auris1 is an em]g+1 (t5 drug-resi/ant fungus t c cause life-?reat5+ infections lead+ to sev]e illness1 & spreads easily among pati5ts 9 heal?c>e facilities2 ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion report$ #f1cjd new cl9ical cases ( ,c4 auris 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjbd & ! total numb] ( cl9ical cases has increas$ ea* ye> s9ce ! fir/ case 0 report$ 9 #bjaf2 ,:]eas e>ly recognition1 accurate fungal id5tification & drug susceptibility te/+1 antifungal treatm5t :5 indicat$1 infection prev5tion & control1 environm5tal & occupational risk aw>5ess1 & improv$ surveillance c help r$uce ! burd5 ( fungal diseases2 & ,:]eas pati5ts & families affect$ by fungal diseases (t5 exp]i5ce delay$ diagnosis1 prolong$ treatm5t1 treatm5t toxicities1 f9ancial /ra91 disability1 la/+ physical1 emotional1 & social impacts1 & dea?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports ! designation ( ,fungal ,disease ,aw>5ess ,week & ! importance ( improv+ aw>5ess ( fungal diseases among ! public1 heal?c>e pr(essionals1 public heal? ag5cies1 employ]s1 educators1 & policymak]s2 7#b7 honors pati5ts1 survivors1 c>egiv]s1 cl9icians1 laboratorians1 public heal? pr(essionals1 rese>*]s1 & advocates work+ to prev5t1 diagnose1 treat1 & respond to fungal diseases2 7#c7 enc\rages heal?c>e pr(essionals to ?9k fungus :5 evaluat+ pati5ts ) pneumonia-l illness1 sev]e respiratory disease1 m5+itis1 sepsis1 heal?c>e-associat$ infections1 unexpla9$ symptoms aft] environm5tal1 heal?c>e1 or occupational exposures1 or illness t does n improve ) treatm5t2 7#d7 supports exp&$ education & outrea* on ,valley ,fev]1 hi/oplasmosis1 bla/omycosis1 asp]gillosis1 mucormycosis1 fungal m5+itis1 sev]e r+worm1 c&idiasis1 ,c&ida auris1 & o!r s]i\s fungal diseases2 7#e7 recognizes ,valley ,fev] z a gr[+ public heal? conc]n1 p>ticul>ly 9 ,cali=nia1 ,arizona1 & o!r areas :]e ,coccidioides exi/s1 & supports ef=ts to improve timely diagnosis1 treatm5t1 surveillance1 occupational aw>5ess1 & pati5t-c5t]$ c>e2 7#f7 recognizes rec5t fungal disease outbreaks z evid5ce ( ! ne$ = /rong] public heal? read9ess1 includ+ outbreak inve/igation capacity1 laboratory te/+1 cl9ician al]ts1 occupational & environm5tal risk communication1 & coord9ation across local1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 t]ritorial1 & ,f$]al ag5cies2 7#g7 recognizes ,c&ida auris z an urg5t heal?c>e-associat$ fungal ?reat t requires e>ly detection1 scre5+ :5 appropriate1 infection prev5tion & control1 environm5tal dis9fection1 int]facility communication1 laboratory capacity1 & antifungal resi/ance monitor+2 7#h7 recognizes !re are exi/+ k gaps & a ne$ to bett] und]/& ! preval5ce1 transmission1 & public heal? impacts ( ,c&ida auris 9 community sett+s2 7#i7 enc\rages ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion & local1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & t]ritorial heal? dep>tm5ts1 heal?c>e facilities1 pr(essional societies1 pati5t organizations1 & community p>tn]s to exp& education1 surveillance1 & prev5tion activities dur+ ,fungal ,disease ,aw>5ess ,week & ?r\gh\t ! ye>2 7#aj7 supports improv$ fungal disease surveillance & report+1 includ+ consid]ation ( gaps 9 report+ = s]i\s fungal diseases t are n uni=mly reportable across ,/ates2 7#aa7 supports rese>* & innovation to improve fungal diagno/ics1 antifungal treatm5ts1 vacc9es :]e feasible1 environm5tal & occupational prev5tion /rategies1 infection prev5tion practices1 & pati5t-report$ outcomes2 & 7#ab7 affirms t fungal disease aw>5ess saves lives by promot+ e>li] recognition1 timely & appropriate te/+ & treatm5t1 bett] outbreak response1 & m effective prev5tion4