Blastomycosis Outbreak Infects Over 90 Workers at Michigan Paper Mill
Over 90 employees at a paper mill in Escanaba, Michigan have been infected with a rare fungal disease called blastomycosis. This outbreak is highly unusual as blastomycosis is not typically transmitted from person to person. Instead, the disease is caused by breathing in microscopic fungal spores from the air, often after participating in activities that…
