Sunday, October 14, 2012

CDC: Meningitis Infections Now Total 198 in 13 States Death toll linked to contaminated steroid injections rises to 15


On Saturday, the CDC had the following state-by-state breakdown of cases: Florida: 9 cases, including 2 deaths; Idaho, 1 case; Illinois, 1 case; Indiana: 22 cases, including 2 deaths; Maryland: 15 cases, including 1 death; Michigan: 41 cases, including 3 deaths; Minnesota: 4 cases; New Jersey: 8 cases; North Carolina: 2 cases; Ohio: 3 cases; Tennessee: 52 cases, including 6 deaths; Texas: 1 case; Virginia: 34 cases, including 1 death.
U.S. health officials expect to see more cases of this rare type of meningitis, which is not contagious, because symptoms can take a month or more to appear.

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