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Fungal outbreak tied to Michigan paper mill leaves at least 1 dead, 12 hospitalized
A Michigan mill worker has died and at least a dozen other people have been hospitalized due to an outbreak of a rare fungal infection, according to local health officials. Public health officials say 21 confirmed and 76 probable cases of blastomycosis have been identified in connection with the Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba, Michigan. The fungus, which can thrive in decaying wood, is not infectious person-to-person, but people who inhale spores can get infected. Symptoms from an infection include fever, fatigue and cough and severe cases can impact the lungs or spread to other parts of the body. The mill employs about 800 people and all 97 confirmed and probable cases in the o

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