Second US death reported in fungal meningitis outbreak linked with surgeries in Mexico
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A second death in the US has been attributed to a suspected fungal meningitis outbreak among people who had surgery under epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
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CDC: 2 dead, over 200 patients may be at risk of meningitis after surgeries in Mexico
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Second US death reported in fungal meningitis outbreak linked with surgeries in Mexico
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Federal officials say more than 200 patients could be at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgical procedures at clinics
CDC officials are working with state and local health departments to contact people with possible exposure and urging them to get tested at a medical center.
Federal officials say more than 200 patients could be at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgical procedures at clinics in a Mexico border city.
Over 200 patients are at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgeries in a Mexican border city. Two people who were suspected to have fungal meningitis died.
The CDC says it's working with Mexican health officials and U.S. state and local health departments to respond to the outbreak among patients who traveled to Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.
Federal officials say more than 200 patients could be at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgical procedures at clinics in a Mexico border city.
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A second death in the US has been attributed to a suspected fungal meningitis outbreak among people who had surgery under epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
