Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus l.) is a rapidly spreading invasive aquatic plant in the northern United states. Introduced from eurasia, it grows as an emergent plant along shorelines and as a submersed plant in deeper water of lakes and rivers. Because submersed flowering rush grows in fluctuating water levels, management of this plant has been inconsistent and unpredictable. Two small-sca...

Pamela Bell, BS; Thelma Dangana, MBBS, MS; Galina Sidimirova, BSN; Robert A. Weinstein, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA; Louis Fogg, PhD; Michael Y. Lin, MD, MPH; Vincent B. Young, MD, PhD; Mary K. Hayden, MD and The CDC Prevention Epicenter Program; Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Medical Laboratory Science...

Andrew N. Garman, Psy.D., associate professor and director of master’s programs, Department of Health Systems Management, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Kristine D. Fitz, CHE, administrative director, Office of Transformation, and instructor, Department of Health Systems Management, Rush University Medical Center, and Maria M. Fraser, senior director, Office of Transformation, Rush Un...