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A new genetic analysis published in the journal Nature revealed that the Elizabethkingia anophelis strain responsible for the 2016 Wisconsin outbre

Originally published March 4, 2016 What is Elizabethkingia, and why is it so dangerous?

The bacterial bloodstream infections that sickened residents of Illinois in 2016 were likely not attributable to a sudden outbreak caused by a sing

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.

A case of Elizabethkingia bacterium reported last week at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is not associated with an outbreak that has infecte

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!

On 11 April 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of the United States of America notified PAHO/WHO of an outbreak caused by Elizabethkingia anophelis

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

(CNN)The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed one case of Elizabethkingia in a resident who died earlier this year.

The bacteria, called Elizabethkingia, does not usually cause illness in humans, but in recent months it has sickened dozens and killed 17 people in