October 26, 2012
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Despite recently
sustaining $2.5 billion in federal public health spending cuts and facing
billions more in cuts under sequestration, public health departments across the
nation are racing to detect cases of meningitis associated with the ongoing
widespread outbreak and ensure at-risk patients are contacted, properly
counseled, and offered proper treatment, as well as monitoring the removal of
any tainted vials of the steroid believed to be behind the outbreak. The
Tennessee Department of Health was the first organization to identify the
outbreak and its source. As of October 25, the outbreak has resulted in 328
cases of fungal meningitis and 24 deaths spanning 18 states, with up to 14,000
individuals at risk in the 23 states where the contaminated steroids were
distributed.
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