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Dec 12, 2012
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Cluster of Deadly Fungal Infection Investigated in Post-Tornado Joplin, Missouri

By Steven Purcell
On May 22, 2011, the town of Joplin, Missouri was ravaged by a tornado that left nearly 160 dead and over 1000 injured. Of the injured, was a subset of 13 individuals suffering from a rare fungal...
Joplin, fungi, mucormycosis, New England Journal of Medicine
Jun 10, 2011
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Rare Fungal Infection Strikes Joplin Tornado Survivors

By Amy Hansen
On May 22, 2011 much of Joplin, Missouri was destroyed when an EF-5 tornado ripped through the small town killing 151 in its path. (The EF-5 rating is the highest rating on the Enhanced Fujita...
Zygomycosis, Joplin