Michigan death linked to Elizabethkingia outbreak, CDC
Michigan death linked to Elizabethkingia outbreak, CDC

Michigan death linked to Elizabethkingia outbreak “CDC”

Elizabethkingia Outbreak Spreads to Michigan; CDC Continues to Work with WI Department of Health.

A Michigan resident who died recently was infected with the same bacteria at the center of an outbreak in Wisconsin, state health officials confirmed Thursday

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told the Michigan Department of Health and Human Service of the match March 11 , according to the Detroit News.

Seventeen people have died in Wisconsin since a November outbreak of infections caused by Elizabethkingia, a bacteria commonly found in the local environment. Infections have mostly occurred in patients over 65, and all those who have died have also had another major health issue.

It has not been confirmed whether the Michigan death is directly related to the Wisconsin outbreak, said CDC spokeswoman Melissa Brower.

Agencies/Canadajournal




  • About News

    Web articles – via partners/network co-ordinators. This website and its contents are the exclusive property of ANGA Media Corporation . We appreciate your feedback and respond to every request. Please fill in the form or send us email to: [email protected]

    Check Also

    Brian Laundrie news: 'We're not wasting our time,' police commander says

    Brian Laundrie news: ‘We’re not wasting our time,’ police commander says

    VENICE, Fla. – Six days into the search for Brian Laundrie, police in North Port …

    Leave a Reply