MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An outbreak of a bloodstream infection may be slowing in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Wednesday that no new cases of the bacteria known as Elizabethkingia have been reported in the state in the last week. The number of confirmed infections increased to 57 after one of two cases under investigation a week ago was confirmed. The other case is still under investigation. Eighteen people who have been diagnosed with the bloodstream infection have died in Wisconsin. State health officials say most are over 65 and have a serious underlying health condition. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been working with state officials to identify a source of the bacteria that began showing up in Wisconsin in November.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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