1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auEsther Inglis-Arkellhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/estheringlisarkell-usa/Seventeen People In Wisconsin Have Died From One Strain Of Bacteriarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ac8Qk9lwtF"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2016/03/seventeen-people-in-wisconsin-have-died-from-one-strain-of-bacteria/">Seventeen People In Wisconsin Have Died From One Strain Of Bacteria</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2016/03/seventeen-people-in-wisconsin-have-died-from-one-strain-of-bacteria/embed/#?secret=ac8Qk9lwtF" width="600" height="338" title="“Seventeen People In Wisconsin Have Died From One Strain Of Bacteria” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="ac8Qk9lwtF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/19/pcqpxtdjtnydceefsytg.jpg?quality=75960540The bacteria Elizabethkingia anopheles has claimed 17 lives over the last five months in 12 Wisconsin counties, and caused 54 people to become seriously ill. As yet, no one has been able to trace the source of the infection.