Meningitis outbreak toll: 184 cases in 12 states
by The Associated Press
Oct 12, 2012 | 625 views | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend | print
An outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to steroid shots for back pain. The medication, made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, has been recalled.

Latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

Illnesses: 184

Deaths: 14

States: 12; Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

Click here to read the CDC report.
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