IDF soldier dies after battling with dangerous fungus infection while fighting in the Gaza Strip

ISRAEL — An IDF soldier has died after he was seriously wounded and was infected with a dangerous strain of fungus while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the Kan public broadcaster reported Tuesday. The soldier was brought to Assuta Ashdod Medical Center earlier this month with severe injuries to his limbs, the report said. According to Kan, doctors then found that he had been infected with a fungus in the battlefield. Despite round-the-clock care and experimental treatments from abroad, the fungus proved to be treatment-resistant and the soldier died...
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