# Drug-resistant ringworm fungus has spread to 29 countries: Study

> **Newsylist Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-09-08 22:29 UTC · Category: Health · Sources: 13 · Current Velocity: 11.72

## Intelligence Brief
"Drug-resistant ringworm fungus has spread to 29 countries: Study" developed substantial multi-source reporting across the Health sector, tracked across 13 distinct newsrooms by Newsylist.


Key reporting was led by WSYR, 97.3 The Dawg, Reader's Digest and Baller Alert. Coverage velocity and cross-outlet momentum were measured using Newsylist open coverage telemetry.


Synthesized from multi-source international reporting and live coverage telemetry under Newsylist open intelligence methodology.

## Verified Facts & Key Claims
### What drove coverage for Drug-resistant ringworm fungus has spread to 29 countries: Study?
Coverage spiked when 13 independent newsrooms published 13 verified reports during this coverage cycle.

### How did Newsylist track this trend?
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## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Published (UTC) | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSYR | Drug-resistant ringworm fungus has spread to 29 countries: Study | 2026-09-09 10:45 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxPVm02Q0xuVnhLY21PTVZyamkwTXlwTDk3MmYxbGtPY1F1TGRGTThLZ2Z5cmdIZVh3a05SaGkzRWw0ZnJWMFhsMVRwSnF3MkxfdTd4S2hObVU3SXR4U0tQZHlIeUoyNm9DNTdjVXItNDBKenJrc2dJbXA1V1pETERRWjN3czg5NUppZmtoMUlBZ283Q0V4Y2xfQlJibUxEMEtIWFVIUUh30gGrAUFVX3lxTE5DRTdERE85R0JvTXBEa3Q2Ulg5ejNyUW5vOEpIdThpQ0RoR1dwb3lPeUxDVFlMRVR6Tk9YMmNIckxLN2VRNWE4c1BzYzRWcjN1YzZqU2xvQ3d3cENKYzhYUndMZXBTaU5pcXdyd0FFMGxPbWtSQ3FESmZFZjhFbHFmdjVsVDNNcGdoR1NhVkJ6a0hKSnV0RzJDZFNiN2VaeUh3QVR6Z2VCR3gtcw?) |
| 97.3 The Dawg | Spreading Fungus Strain Resists Standard Treatment, Longer Infections Reported | 2026-09-08 17:45 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMicEFVX3lxTFBaNFg4VHJPcDBjcEh6QnZrOUJldmprMnc5RmM4ekdlWF9lbnhnSzk4UTFzSzhBSFlIN0NNZHF0THRzZnV3YkVHbmFWQS1HMTF0c1dwaFhrMjFEVWd1NjBPV3paOE9Hd3dPRUlYTThQUl8?oc=5) |
| Reader's Digest | Warning! This Fungal Infection Is on the Rise—And It’s Resistant to Treatment | 2026-09-08 17:45 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigwFBVV95cUxOcEx5ZUtpM0oxalA4bkVYQ2NlQW5rX1BxVlJSTkJDcGk4LUQxZ2puMThqeWluUFVIY2Jwdy0wUWNseVgwbmU5RFRVd2U3S0FXQXUwcEJBUEFmSGUwal9Ld0hKS0RGaWVLRnFiX3pHbEx1N1AxVEFiZ2k1YVJzZzJpNTNoUQ?oc=5) |
| Baller Alert | Drug Resistant Ringworm Is Spreading Fast And The Real Number Of Cases May Be Through The Roof | 2026-09-08 17:45 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE5PT202RXZ2TXJvNG5oN2FUSjVMOWFxZE9RVnFwc09XWG4ySXdTT1ZOZVRfZzJEMnRKdXZnTm5UM2c3cmc4UXI5dFlHVE1kNWczOVlaenBuSWc2ODVpX29VVUxvQU9DNlFkcUI2WXdxUm9aX0dudFVtcnVXc0VHdw?oc=5) |
| Effingham Radio | Drug-Resistant Ringworm Fungus Continues Spreading Now To 29 Countries | 2026-09-08 17:45 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxQZVNuQ09XN3JKZ3JLOFpjWE8yeWlNcnB1b1hzOTdTT0pNb1l4MmozLWFKdVFCU3Z3Wlkyd2d4Q3c5bU9URjkwWEpCbTFqSlRlemJtVE9PZzZBbHBIMkttajFVYzBZUnhVMzdkUHk0Vm1DMWxzbWlrYlo4YW5ERXoxc2JYdjI5UDRYa1hYYW4wQmE0cmVPNTAtdzZoU1Zxdm5DQ1RFUkZJUjFRZ1hNNHZJenBPdw?oc=5) |
| KHON2 | Drug-resistant ringworm fungus has spread to 29 countries: Study | 2026-09-08 17:45 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxOd3diR1RleC16b2NMcWxBOFgwdlFXemlkRHUwWl9IVDRpY0ZmYmNjdHhaeExjRGdMRjBIN19qQ0RKQXZKdjhQandzcmJ1MEN2MGpVTHg0MEt5S1JjTDFZZTJXaTVmU0ktc3VWblR1SU5pWnFTaUp6c2haRlZCYS1xbUI2NThmSUZPR0tHSDhmNjg0ZHRuR3dQZTRzUFdfU3dzRXfSAacBQVVfeXFMT3F2dlBVSnd4Zmh2TVpBNEIyTm9IVDFwaFhMTExQVm1hVmpzckp1R0ZlV3lYZUd2Z3VranNfTnRmcGs3R19obWlIOVpXVkZDMDN4LUhhVXFfQnBjU1dSUTc2MUlSbW5aTXpzQmhlVGZSZUJmaThqdUhObTNWZ09YOGxjbzl0aHN3VkpTN3RUdXVzajdtaXlnVHJURlhGbFlaWTl6NlJrYkE?oc=5) |
| thehill.com | Drug-resistant ringworm fungus has spread to 29 countries: Study | 2026-09-08 12:53 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMingFBVV95cUxNTjZkSUNUbWJlMnNNeXFDZkV4UGFxaEhnMkQ5VE5MaFRmVFFNWWlabnBJMjA3ZjBFMkNjWFhyNjFBcTFSTzJpeUZ1Sk8zSE1Id2tZby1wcHVEUFU0bDBCbTJyYnBWYzhQY2lrMXlGcWNlLUx0bTRzNHFfRmtUX0U3YnZCWWk5OUdWNGxtcnNXcHBjNUcwMFk2a1lTaVE2QdIBowFBVV95cUxOMFJyZkMyUEdKNGwyNklJSkZSQ0g4a25hbDYxNE1JWHhYN1VfRk5VeWgwVXhOU0tRbkdSaFFOd215VVgtalB6SXVSTENrdk15MW1ZZHY3aV9qNHVHdlQ4b21uTWlSQXY3MGtJOGNxdGE3Y3ZUTWd5Sk1PcjZxbDRQWVRIbGxGaVdTV3BUcUcwd0xLckhmQXI3T0pfSDFnREx2SlRz?oc=5) |
| Medical Daily | A Drug-Resistant Ringworm Strain Is Now Confirmed in Twenty-Nine Countries as US Testing Capacity Stays Thin | 2026-09-07 13:50 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxPNHhfZVBvRmJtVkFrckEtYUVXWjJGTVJYOEVSVlM0MnBWSU9HNndmeWViQ1RocTkyZEVXZmNRQnJRN0FJNjZjY3J5cHpzRUVQekJQT2s3TDhCdEFZd0E4aHUwaFNoRmV2cUs0bEI0bVJoQ1BkellselJ3a0tFNjA2aUQ1akJoOUdiOTNlUy1kaDk0cDFEMEJ3UVNXWjQ?oc=5) |
| FOX Weather | This skin fungus can resist common treatments | 2026-09-07 13:50 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxOYmUtRTJkU0dEX0hzbnY2TFlhX2daSG9IOThWblJaNElPYmN1cC1EemsweEozbFZHbVJnOXBPV2lmV2xhMGE5b093OWxTRnlzd2dZWnVoMUlURXJpUVJqYlY1UERJUGVOZ1dsdGhPNVdReFhKb1hZSmt1OGtfLXhJd09aTDhVckVYMTZhRtIBkgFBVV95cUxOMUVHV2lwVks1X3JtampzSlJqWjdzVTZfcUZtbDBjY3A2cWZoVGQ5VHN3SUdWQjFzMldpREtwOTlxSWZUYlNzbTAzcXRoUHJTUHIzQnlIZ0lwXy0wazFmN0xiZFRWbFM4M2FsSEJ3aVpMNnY1OWg4SEt2Y2xJSFlxSmZTSnF3a3VWc2h6bV9kYzRJZw?oc=5) |
| Daily News Hungary | Fungal infection in Hungary: drug-resistant ringworm strain raises concern | 2026-09-07 13:50 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxQM3B4WHZ1VTRUdDlMYlFwOV9kc0VncS1ERlMwMzd0S2JvVVcwbXNXc0M5VDV3cXdoSDNldWVfTkFMUWJzYk94bEdFY0JnYXhFSE1UZFFNREtPRmZRZVJ5UlNwc1NkR25ocjJfeTVRYmpDX21tcWZwWm9fYV9yNE5Dekltajk?oc=5) |
| Health and Me | Drug-Resistant Ringworm Sees Threefold Rise, Found In 29 Countries: CDC | 2026-09-07 13:50 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixgFBVV95cUxNSkwzSDZTRHNNTW9aQXVfejNTMHkyY3BRVWFRNUpkNWhlaVVRM0R4dzg4RDF2WXc0WDM0YURrLWRZcEVuTmJFc1IzU0I0b29sTG44LUt6cF9wWEN1VXY2OHV2T0FOWmFWQkJyVzk2T0xJMENUWlBCRDJ1S1I4V3lidWIxUTVHRk1PSUVxZGNkUi1MSy02Sy1wOWN5ZHRLdlJNQ3V0M3BRNUxNeHN3QUtqcTd1U2hrNHZEYmlmN3N1b1pwQWJ6SWc?oc=5) |
| People.com | Cases of ‘Menace’ Fungal Infection That’s Resistant to Treatment Are on the Rise | 2026-09-07 13:50 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMie0FVX3lxTFBJRXl2NVRVbHpxS1pWZHIzZzB3RFNXeWphMGZkOG9KX1BUQ3NkOGRFVUEtelVGWDhPaG1vNTZTQ3ozbVJ0bFpmbVRKY3Bad1cwa045WU1CUFdGamRmeTVfT3diWFktWHBXRVBtOVRGSTdNcEUzNWRCVzBBWQ?oc=5) |
| newsnationnow.com | Drug-resistant ringworm fungus has spread to 29 countries: Study | 2026-09-07 13:50 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxOSHVCc2E1VGdldlFJY0RJeUpNYWoxWENxWmdxOXMzaEgxR3hORjJ1NmRSamJTZlg5NjhYcmZZbFZ5WnNud1JFbG5jNHh0RHVhNVV2aUJILTNvazExaXkxbUdJRDZYNTVUZWsyVkQ4dG5WMHZ0RmM0WGVLN1hTM2RuUURKQ3BpekV60gGOAUFVX3lxTE9WV3liRi15SEt2WV9XWjRERkFpZm5lTVo1YTAzb2FfWEtDRmlGaHRhWGRiLXFXeDVFeS02dTNTWUxzRWtlVFo1c05TNmRqY2xpN2hCcDBmX2tiTUZTSDZ5OWRCb2JHVUxwRXVDc0w5dXhSQnJ4TVdYbDJkWE9yeDdoNVpLMnZGWmMxbnJSa1E?oc=5) |

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*Canonical Source: https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-08/drug-resistant-ringworm-fungus-has-spread-to-29-countries-study*
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