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Aggressive fungus strikes Joplin tornado victims

Credit: AP

Missouri State Rep. Charlie Davis tosses a waste bin full of debris into a pile during a legislative tour of tornado-stricken Joplin, Mo., Wednesday afternoon, June 8, 2011, near the intersection of 23rd and Kentucky in Joplin. Davis drove a bus filled with Missouri State Representatives for a tour of Joplin and to help remove tornado debris. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, T. Rob Brown)

The Associated Press

Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:55 AM

Updated yesterday at 1:05 PM

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- An aggressive fungus is striking Joplin tornado victims, contributing to a handful of deaths.

Doctors told the Springfield News-Leader that at least nine survivors may have contracted blood-vessel invading zygomycosis (ZEYE'-goh-meye-koh-suhs) infections.

Overall numbers weren't available. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department declined to release them, citing patient privacy concerns.

Kendra Williams, of the health department, says the common fungus likely came from soil or vegetative materials embedded in the skin by the tornado.

After the tornado, Freeman Health System in Joplin treated more than 1,700 patients. An infectious disease specialist there, Dr. Uwe Schmidt, says some wounds that were stitched up in that rush of patients had to be reopened because they weren't adequately cleaned and had debris in them.

Information from: Springfield News-Leader, http://www.news-leader.com

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