ESCANABA Billerud has released details of action it has taken to address blastomycosis cases at the Escanaba mill. Since first learning of atypical pneumo
A rare fungal infection has infected nearly 100 people and is linked to a paper mill in Michigan. Here's everything you need to know about blastomycosis.
ESCANABA Billerud announced late Thursday afternoon that the paper company is idling the Escanaba paper mill for up to three weeks as a precautionary to pro
Billerud announces the temporary idling of the Escanaba Mill for up to three weeks as a precautionary measure to protect the health and safety of its employees and contractors due to a blastomycosis fungal infection outbreak.
Nearly 100 people have likely contracted blastomycosis in an outbreak at the Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba, Michigan, according to numerous reports and a press release from Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM). Blastomycosis is an infection caused by a fungus called Blastomyces, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of