Daijiworld Media Network - Mysuru (SP)

Mysuru, Jul 30: Presence of Candid Auris, the superbug, which has been threatening to play havoc with the healthcare systems in USA and Europe, has been found among two persons from the city.

Umamaheshwari, who is pursuing post-doctoral degree in microbiology under Prof Shubha Gopal of Mysore University and head of the department of microbiology, Prof M S Sumana of JSS College, have found the superbug for the first time in the city.

The superbug made its appearance among two patients who have undergone surgery at JSS Hospital here. Samples of seven other suspected cases have been sent to Chandigarh laboratory for testing.

Superbug was first detected in Japan in 2009 after which it was detected in 2011 at New Delhi. Thereafter it had given rise to lot of tensions in Chennai and north India. India has been on high alert since 2017, taking cue from a number of deaths caused in other countries on account of superbug. Indian Council of Medical Research, in 2017, had issued notification, seeking every incident of superbug to its notice.