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Wisconsin Woman Dies After Rare Infection Possibly Caused by Nip From ...

A Milwaukee woman died from a rare infection that may have been caused by a nip from a puppy, her family and doctors said, marking the second such infection reported in Wisconsin this summer. read more

Wisconsin woman dies from rare fungal infection - Becker's Hospital ...

A Wisconsan woman died July 5 after developing blastomycosis — a rare infection caused by a fungus found in soil and decaying wood called blastomyces, according to a report from FOX affiliate WITI. read more

Wisconsin woman dead after contracting rare fungus found in soil

A Wisconsin woman died from a rare fungus that can be found in soil, especially in moist and wooded areas. The fungus when released in air can cause flu illness and even death. read more

Rare fungal infection leaves Wisconsin woman dead

Deaths are rare; the CDC reports, from 1990 to 2010, they found 1,200 dead. But those aren't just numbers to Sonya's daughter, Shatrice Staten, who is now beginning a life without her mom. "It ... read more