Scott Gordon

More Information About Elizabethkingia And The Wisconsin Outbreak

Kristian Knutsen

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 11:00am

Given the general infrequency of Elizabethkingia infections, the winter 2015-16 outbreak in Wisconsin is presenting a novel challenge for state and federal health authorities, as well as to providers working directly with patients. Despite the rarity of this health issue, multiple health organizations are providing information for the public about the bacteria. The emergent nature of these infections is also prompting coverage from a variety of regional and national media outlets.

State, Federal Officials Collaborate To Handle Elizabethkingia Infections

Kristian Knutsen

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 11:00am

State and local governments in the U.S. take the lead on organizing medical responses to disease outbreaks. Each state has its own system for reporting and containing infectious diseases.

A bacterial culture of Elizabethkingia anophelis

Wisconsin's Elizabethkingia Outbreak Is Unusual In Scale, Uncertainty

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

WisContext

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 11:00am

Over the winter of 2015-16, public health officials identified an outbreak of blood infections in Wisconsin caused by the bacteria Elizabethkingia anophelis .

Researchers Still Working To Understand Elizabethkingia's Effects

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 11:00am

The vast majority of Elizabethkingia-caused infections known to medicine have struck individuals with compromised immune systems: people already battling one or more other serious diseases, patients recovering from organ transplants or other major medical procedures, the elderly, and infants.

Elizabethkingia Is Common Bacteria, But Seldom Infects Humans

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 11:00am

Elizabethkingia is a genus of gram-negative bacteria commonly found in soil and water. The organisms seldom cause disease in humans, but when they do, illness in adults typically manifests as a serious blood infection resistant to many antibiotics.

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Cuban-American Offers Perspectives On Normalized Relations

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Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

Monday, March 28, 2016 - 9:15pm

Just like other Cuban-Americans around the country, those who live in Wisconsin may find themselves involved in a complex discussion as the U.S. normalizes relations with Cuba.

Series: Wisconsin In The 2016 Presidential Election

A Turning Point For Mitt Romney In Wisconsin's 2012 Primary

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Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 11:00am

The 2012 Republican presidential primary marked 100 years of Wisconsinites electing delegates to the major party conventions in open primaries — a system the state pioneered. That year's cycle also brought an increasingly rare spotlight to what is now a late-primary state.

Series: Wisconsin In The 2016 Presidential Election

Jimmy Carter Gets Detailed In Wisconsin's 1976 Primary

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 11:20am

None of the broad identities attached to Jimmy Carter — beaming humanitarian, peanut farmer, UFO spotter and, at least since Ronald Reagan's victorious 1980 campaign, ineffectual president — were on display when he visited La Crosse in September 1975.

Series: Wisconsin In The 2016 Presidential Election

JFK Makes His Pitch In Wisconsin's 1960 Primary

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 11:30am

When John F. Kennedy was making his ultimately successful pitch for the Democratic Party nomination in 1960, Wisconsin's April 5 primary was considered early. New Hampshire's was first, but candidates treated Wisconsin's as the first significant showdown.

Where The Money Is Going In 2016's Wisconsin Supreme Court Race