Blastomycosis Could Spread All Over Northcentral Wisconsin

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Blastomycosis Could Spread All Over Northcentral Wisconsin Mar 25,

2006

http://www.waow.com/news/full_story.php?id=40020

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.