Tuesday, 8 November 2016

PRO/EDR> Elizabethkingia anophelis - USA (20): (WI) no source found

Elizabethkingia -- United States
An epidemiologic investigation into the recent outbreak of elizabethkingia infection in Wisconsin underscores the importance of statewide infection surveillance systems and highlights challenges faced by epidemiologists trying to track down the source of such rare infections.
"This is the largest reported outbreak of elizabethkingia infections, and the source of the outbreak strain of _Elizabethkingia anophelis_ remains unknown," said Lina Elbadawi, MD, from the Bureau of Communicable

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2fWQEFN

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