Joplin, Mo. – Injuries sustained from wood splinters or other materials triggered a rare fungal infection that may have contributed to the deaths of five people in the May 22 tornado in Joplin ...

June 10, 2011— -- At least eight victims of the tornado in Joplin have become ill with suspected fungal infections, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Three ...

More than 150 died when a twister tore through Joplin in 2011, making it the deadliest tornado in the last seven decades.

Health officials say flying debris from the tornado that tore through Joplin, Missouri, last month is to blame for an outbreak of a rare but serious — and in some cases deadly — fungal ...

On May 22, 2011, a devastating EF-5 tornado touched down in Joplin, Missouri. The tornado leveled parts of the area and caused the deaths of 158 people. But the horrors didn't stop there. Because ...

Joplin tornado, one of the deadliest in U.S. history, killed 158 people as Owasso storm chasers recall the devastation in a ...

In the aftermath of the Joplin tornado, ... Survivors of Joplin tornado develop rare infection. kgo. By ABC7. Sunday, June 12, 2011. JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - June 11, 2011 .

The 2011 EF5 tornado is Joplin, Missouri was incredibly deadly, with it causing 158 direct deaths, over 1,000 injuries, and over $2.8 billion in damages.However, when the winds of the tornado ...

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri doctor says his hospital treated five Joplin tornado victims for a rare fungal infection sometimes found in survivors of natural disasters.

Fungal infection strikes Joplin tornado victims. June 10, 2011 / 3:18 AM EDT / AP JOPLIN, Mo. - An aggressive fungus is striking Joplin tornado victims, contributing to a handful of deaths.

JOPLIN, Mo. >> In the aftermath of the Joplin tornado, some people injured in the storm developed a rare and sometimes fatal fungal infection so aggressive that it turned their tissue black and ...

Lacie Lowry, News On 6. JOPLIN, Missouri -- The death toll from the Joplin tornado is now up to 151 people. That includes at least three people who died after they became sick with a fungal infection.