Americans Urged to Cancel Surgeries in Mexico Border City After Meningitis Cases, 1 Death
Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
State and federal health officials are warning U.S. residents to cancel planned surgeries in a Mexico border city after five people from Texas who got procedures there came back and developed suspected cases of fungal meningitis. One of them died, officials said.
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The five people who became ill traveled to Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, for surgical procedures that included the use of an epidural.
State and federal health officials are warning U.S. residents to cancel planned surgeries in a Mexico border city after five people from Texas who got procedures there came back and developed suspected cases of fungal meningitis. One of them died, officials said.
The five people who became ill traveled to Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, for surgical procedures that included the use of an epidural, an anesthetic injected near the spinal column…
Five people were infected with suspected meningitis after receiving surgery near the border. One of the people died. Officials are warning residents to cancel surgeries in the area.
