By TIMOTHY W. MARTIN
The number of people who contracteda rare and deadly fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections expanded to 47 cases in seven states, federal officials said Friday, as health providers rushed to notify thousands who may have been exposed.
Health officials in 23 states from New Jersey to Nevada said they were recovering potentially tainted vials and notifying patients who may have received the steroid injections for back pain between July and late September. The death toll remained at five as of Friday evening.
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