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The Mississippi Department of Health released a statement Saturday of an ammonia leak at the O.B. Curtis Water Plant. Officials said they are working to repair the leak.
US health officials issued a health advisory after they found a rare but dangerous bacterium in Mississippi. The bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei, can cause a disease called melioidosis, which can cause fever, joint pain, and pneumonia.