Outbreak of Rare Fungal Disease Sickens Dozens of Mill Workers in Michigan
Nearly 100 confirmed or probable cases of blastomycosis since January are linked to the Billerud Paper Mill, health officials say.
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Nearly 100 confirmed or probable cases of blastomycosis since January are linked to the Billerud Paper Mill, health officials say.
Nearly 100 workers at a northern Michigan paper mill were infected with blastomycosis fungus. Here's what we know.
Nearly 100 workers at a Michigan paper mill have been diagnosed with probable cases of blastomycosis, a rare condition caused by a fungus typically found in soil and decaying wood.
'Roughly a dozen' hospitalized from infection, which is spread through the inhalation of microscopic fungal spores.
The exact source of the outbreak has not been identified.