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Joplin Tornado Caused Fungal Infection Which Claimed 5 Lives
Following the massive tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri, in 2011, a fast growing, flesh eating fungus killed five people according to two new studies. The studies were based on genomic sequencing by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112749228/joplin-tornado-fungus-apophysomyces-121612/
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