A mysterious infection may have killed 18 people in Wisconsin, and health officials aren’t sure why

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Washington Post:

The cases began cropping up late last year.

 

An infection was spreading across parts of Wisconsin, affecting dozens of people with little clear overlap. So far, 18 of these patients have died, though it is unclear if the infection was to blame.

 

More than four months later, federal and state authorities are still trying to figure out where the infections are coming from, and investigators remain baffled.

 

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said that as of Wednesday, it had been informed of 48 people infected with a bacteria called Elizabethkingia since last November. Four of these infections were found in the last week.

 

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The cases began cropping up late last year.

 

An infection was spreading across parts of Wisconsin, affecting dozens of people with little clear overlap. So far, 18 of these patients have died, though it is unclear if the infection was to blame.

 

More than four months later, federal and state authorities are still trying to figure out where the infections are coming from, and investigators remain baffled.

 

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said that as of Wednesday, it had been informed of 48 people infected with a bacteria called Elizabethkingia since last November. Four of these infections were found in the last week.

 

 

 

Should I go back to Florida??

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Should I go back to Florida??

 

 

Well they just declared a Zika virus warning there....