CDC Investigating Rare Bacteria Outbreak Linked To 18 Deaths In Wisconsin.

reported the CDC is investigating a “mysterious bacteria outbreak” tied to 18 deaths in Wisconsin since December. So far there have been 44 confirmed cases. On its website, CNN (3/3, Karimi and Goldschmidt) reports the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has identified the bacteria as a rare blood infection known as Elizabethkingia. Symptoms of the illness caused by the bacteria include “shortness of breath, fever, chills and cellulitis.” The CDC is working with Wisconsin health officials to investigate the outbreak. http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/wisconsin-investigates-mysterious-infection-n531236