Posted on 04/21/2016 6:30:06 AM PDT by null and void
A new cluster of Elizabethkingia infection, previously rarely seen in humans, has been found in Illinois, health officials said Wednesday.
Testing by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the Elizabethkingia anophelis infection in 10 Illinois residents, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Six of those individuals have died. Most of the infected patients had underlying health conditions, and it's unknown if they died from the infection or pre-existing conditions.
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Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
17 have died in Wisconsin. Many seem to be elderly with underlying conditions...heart, lung etc. Have not been able to pin point the source.
The article never said where in Illinois. I’m heading there Monday.
Sounds like KuhRayZee Bitchitis...
“The article never said where in Illinois. I’m heading there Monday.”
Well, don’t drink the water, eat the food, shake hands, breathe second-hand air, use public toilets or have sex with anyone while you’re there and you’ll probably be safe.
To catch a case of it?
Really? To early in the morning for funnies - to avoid the area if possible.
I believe it only affects people who are already dying.
Think I’ll get a Tyvek suit with a bubble over the head and breathe canned air. Or something.
May be mosquito born - but not proved. Use products with Deet to be sure. DDT to be absolutely sure — oh ... the birds, the children oh my.
The WHAT ?
The Elizabethkingia culture ... the one brought over from Africa in 1923
What ? ... What the hell you want THAT for ?
I dunno ... had a dream last night and I woke up with Elizabethkingia on my mind
Probably downstairs in aisle W
K
(2 hrs later)
Got it !
So what are you gonn'a DO with it ?
Ohhh .. just fool around and see if I can detect any in the population ... got any recent blood samples layin' 'round ?
Man ... you are just LOSIN' it .... go look in that cabinet
...though I'm not so sure how practical it is.
When I was a 'children', we used to play and ride our bikes behind the DDT fogger trucks. (Actually a jeep with a fogger trailer, more fun than when the C-47s fogged from the air, we couldn't keep up with them!)
Really enjoyed watching the skeeters drop dead around us as we followed the truck.
The wages of unscreened, illegal immigrants.
Been up since 5am. I think everything is funny...
Same experience here - but they ruined the nightime raids to pick wild blue berries ...
Nothing happens until I have my first cup of coffee in the morning. Nothing. Then I’ll have my second. Who knows what happens after that.
Well that looks pretty safe to me.
Word!
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