2016 United States Elizabethkingia outbreak

2016 United States Elizabethkingia anophelis outbreak
Wisconsin, in red, the location of 63 confirmed cases as of June 16, 2016
Bacteria strainElizabethkingia anophelis
LocationWisconsin, western Michigan, and Illinois, United States
DateNovember 1, 2015 (2015-11-01) — May 30, 2016 (2016-05-30)
Type
Disease outbreak
Confirmed cases
  • Cases / Deaths (as of June 16, 2016)
  • Wisconsin: 63 / 18
  • Michigan: 1 / 1
  • Illinois: 1 / 1
Deaths
20

An outbreak of Elizabethkingia anophelis infections centered in Wisconsin is thought to have led to the death of at least 20 people in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois.

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