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The fungus Blastomyces is feared to have arrived on moist and rotten wood at the Billerud paper mill in Escanaba, in the north of the state. Experts said the outbreak was 'extraordinary' for its size.
Blastomycosis, a fungus found in soil and decaying wood, is believed to have infected more than 90 employees at a paper mill in Escanaba, Mich., according to an April 8 report from the Detroit Free Press.
Serious health complications are uncommon but possible with blastomycosis, a rare fungal disease associated with moist soil and decomposing wood.
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A Delta County union raised $28,000 to help Billerud Paper Mill workers.
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Public Health Delta Menominee Counties says there are 17 confirmed and 59 probable blastomycosis cases, totaling 76 cases in Delta County.