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Shortly after the discovery of Elizabethkingia anophelis from the mosquito Anopheles gambiae , clinically significant infections attributed to this

The source of the 2016 outbreak of bloodstream infections caused by Elizabethkingia anophelis bacteria that sickened 67 and contributed to the deat

Exactly how 10 people in Illinois recently became infected with a rare bacterial illness called Elizabethkingia is still a mystery, but a new repor

Exactly how 10 people in Illinois recently became infected with a rare bacterial illness called Elizabethkingia is still a mystery, but a new repor

Since late 2015, an outbreak of a rare bacterial infection known as Elizabethkingia has infected dozens and killed more than 20 people, most of the

He also called attention to a rare outbreak of community-associated Elizabethkingia anophelis.

MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services confirmed Tuesday, May 3rd that the case of Elizabethkingia at Children’s Hospital of Wisc

Some 65 years ago, American microbiologist Elizabeth King peered into a microscope and discovered the “glistening, gray-white” organism that would

In the United States, approximately 5-10 cases of Elizabethkingia infection are reported in each state annually, in addition to occasional small lo

MILWAUKEE -- Doctors have found the Elizabethkingia bacteria in a baby being treated at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

if you were a mosquito in the market for a gut-residing bacteria, you’d hire Elizabethkingia anophelis straightaway!

Illinois health officials are reporting a cluster of cases of a rare bloodstream infection they detected while investigating a Wisconsin outbreak.

Ten people in Illinois have been diagnosed with infections caused by Elizabethkingia, though state public health officials say it is a different st

Illinois health officials are reporting a cluster of cases of a rare bloodstream infection they detected while investigating a Wisconsin outbreak.

Six people have died in Illinois with infections caused by Elizabethkingiaanophelis, though the strain of the bacteria that sickened them is differ

Elizabethkingia anophelis bacteria growing on a blood agar plate.

An outbreak of a rare bacterial illness that first appeared in Wisconsin has now popped up in two nearby states, officials say.

While many may be worried about the spread of Zika virus to the United States, a rare infectious disease has claimed the lives of at least 20 in th

An outbreak of rare Elizabethkingia anaophelis infections in Wisconsin and beyond have left communities and health officials with questions about t

The first confirmed Illinois case of a bacterial infection that has killed 18 people in Wisconsin killed 52-year-old Lake Villa resident Kimberly C

Although commonly found in the environment, particularly in soil and water, Elizabethkingia rarely causes disease in otherwise healthy individuals.

What is Elizabethkingia and why is it in the news?

A mysterious outbreak of an extremely rare bloodstream infection has been ongoing in Wisconsin for at least four months, and public health official