Meningitis outbreak toll: 205 cases, 15 deaths
AP
10/14/2012 6:16:34 PM
(AP) Meningitis outbreak toll: 205 cases, 15 deaths
By The Associated Press
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: 205
Deaths: 15
States: 14; Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.