Posted on 04/30/2016 9:02:35 AM PDT by StCloudMoose
A rare blood infection is claiming lives, and the CDC can't pinpoint the source.
The infection, caused by the Elizabethkingia anophelis bacteria, has killed 17 people in Wisconsin since November and just claimed a life in Michigan, the Detroit News reports.
Elizabethkingia is often found in water and soil, but – until now – has seldom caused infections. So far, 54 Wisconsin residents have contracted the infection, CNN reports. "We don't see 48 of the identical organism causing an outbreak like this very often," Michael Bell, deputy director for the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, told Wisconsin Public Radio. "In fact, this is probably the largest one we've seen."
Wisconsin and Michigan residents are urged to keep an eye out for symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath, chills or cellulitis. Many people who contracted the infection were over age 65 and had health problems and compromised immune systems.
You’d think the health department would at least name the communities where the outbreaks are occurring.
My tagline still holds true. The CDC is either clueless about most everything or is doing a very poor job of covering up for the scourge that’s being brought in.
Sure is strange. Of course there’s a link, nobody knows or nobody’s saying. Do a google search for “Wisconsin food companies”. There are several in the affected area. Should there be a concern? A lot of immigrants work in these places.
https://www.google.com/maps/search/food+companies+in+wisconsin/@42.8356067,-88.2191386,10z
What we need are more low end savages in this country to multiply and give these new found diseases a viable host. Oh they are already here!
“17 dead out of 54....that’s not great odds”
All of those infected were already in poor health.
Bad cheese?
Residual Joselyn Elders effect.
Said in a deep manly voice.
To think she was fired by ol’ BJ and his cigar over her advocating masturbation.
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