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Two men fell gravely ill last year; their infections link to deaths in the ’80s

Two men fell gravely ill last year; their infections link to deaths in the ’80s
health8/22/2025

The bacterium is known to live in Mississippi, but the new cases may expand its range.

Four men in Georgia, all living in the same county, mysteriously became infected with a potentially deadly soil bacterium that's normally found in the tropics and subtropics, particularly Southeast Asia and northern Australia. The four cases were tie... [1594 chars]