State officials have handled these outbreaks discreetly thus far, without notifying the public, according to a Boston report. The carbapenem-resistant germs have affected approximately 490 people, and according to CDC estimates, drug-resistant germs kill more than 40 percent of those with serious infections, according to the report.
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