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Bacteria claims 12 year old boy amid deadly infection
The Johnson family mourns 12 year old Ryan who died after a necrotizing fasciitis infection worsened by leukemia. Doctors initially sought to save his leg but amputated and he succumbed in the afternoon. A second case notes Bryan Crawford, 12, who had his right leg amputated but is recovering.
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Ryan
Iowa City
Johnson
Johnsons
Bryan Crawford
Independence
Donna Crawford
Bryan
Teale
State Health Department
Haverhill
England
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
United States
Adam
Sean
RJS Motor Sports and Welding
Cheeseman
Johnson County
Janet Lyness
Linda Cheeseman
Country Club
Cedar Rapids
Solon