Meningitis Update
MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 10/16/2012 01:14 PM EDTNew on the MedlinePlus Meningitis page:
10/14/2012 08:00 PM EDT
Investigating reports of fungal infections in 2 heart transplant patients
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Source: HealthDay
Source: HealthDay
10/14/2012 08:00 PM EDT
Nine more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 212.
![Vials of the steroid distributed by New England Compounding Center (NECC) - implicated in a meningitis outbreak - are pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters October 14, 2012. The outbreak has killed 15 people and put 14,000 at risk of contracting meningitis. REUTERS/Minnesota Department of Health/Handout. Vials of the steroid distributed by New England Compounding Center (NECC) - implicated in a meningitis outbreak - are pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters October 14, 2012. The outbreak has killed 15 people and put 14,000 at risk of contracting meningitis. REUTERS/Minnesota Department of Health/Handout.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uMK8Q6v8GE8IQ3EtpM6DQseaqjaPOp7OEpwz1IzTmagiGmNmNcuJQS0XSOG4XIZ9k-comNivLID6aomxLH9GKAgkL1KUsSwcSR0VnAH_gZ8dOqc0Y0CZdA1sY2PpWpspvRgTzqzhvr09gB24oi5r3e0DnDgFIOrkk-z3S5_JlsH4QBf_cOR4E1kLCRX2J-FBba51jF4lMbRztThj6w0_aXQDNZisevv-tM=s0-d)
Source: Reuters Health
Source: Reuters Health
10/13/2012 08:00 PM EDT
Seven more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 205 in 14 states.
![Vials of the steroid distributed by New England Compounding Center (NECC) - implicated in a meningitis outbreak - are pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters October 14, 2012. REUTERS/Minnesota Department of Health/Handout. Vials of the steroid distributed by New England Compounding Center (NECC) - implicated in a meningitis outbreak - are pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters October 14, 2012. REUTERS/Minnesota Department of Health/Handout.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tY0DuoHztF1fGnmV6U4KJOZ5CAzmdssep7AzIQRxocwKAFUxaTR_F0UaHI5wo_KVrPeUs1zOeO1mTMiCc9ZEHT1JwwQFHZSnnVi55pE6_A32LZtK-Ejn2KuQuafoI2BnK-dYes-taZb8pnYw48sRjw38bqzhdKS2e0p_mpKq_UgQFB1QhjdgEv8LYUWj6Dc_B54sgRGw1jUQGs5jdZXe-fev0=s0-d)
Source: Reuters Health
Source: Reuters Health
10/08/2012 08:00 PM EDT
Up to 13,000 got steroid shots linked to the outbreak, agency says
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Source: HealthDay
Source: HealthDay
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