Re: Blastomycosis Could Spread All Over Northcentral Wisconsin

March 26, 2006

forget the bird flu, this is scary syuff, Im a little to close to

state for comfort. on friday there was another report of 100 dead

birds in a small area in columbia , missouri. its not the bird flu

these are ground feeding birds, this has been happening to much for

comfort around here. they are supposed to know what killed them by

monday. I think I allready know the answer to that. these birds eat

off of corn fiels and around grain bins , places like that. hummm,

toxic

molds.

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> Blastomycosis Could Spread All Over Northcentral Wisconsin Mar 25,

> 2006

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> State health officials say a rare type of fungal infection that

> already killed one Lincoln County teenager might be spreading in

> north central Wisconsin.

> So far.. 41 cases of the infection have been reported in Marathon

> and Lincoln counties this year.

> Blastomycosis is caused by a fungus that grows in soil and can

> release spores.

> If inhaled.. the spores can cause infections of the lungs or skin.

> So far this year 21 cases of the infection were reported in Lincoln

> County and another 13 cases in Marathon County.

> Officials say they still don't know where people contracted

> Blastomycosis.

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