Alarm as fungus 'that's 90% deadly' is found lurking in US backyards

Scientists have discovered a deadly, hiding in common gardening soils, composts and flower bulbs.

A team of researchers tested these gardening products for a drug-resistant strain of aspergillus fumigatus, a type of infectious fungus previously only found in Europe.

They found levels high enough to infect gardeners with compromised immune systems, such as people with lung disease or actively undergoing chemotherapy.

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