10/5/12, "US fungal meningitis infections rise to 47," BBC
"An outbreak of rare fungal meningitis in the US has now affected 47 people in seven states, health officials say.
Doctors at about 75 medical clinics are being warned to alert patients who received suspect steroid injections. Five people have died from the illness, which the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has linked to products from a Massachusetts-based pharmacy firm.
Officials say they found contamination in a sealed steroid vial at the New England Compounding Center.
The firm recalled the steroid doses and has since shut down operations, but the vials have already been shipped to 23 states.
Meningitis is an inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms include severe headache, nausea, and fever as well as slurred speech and difficulty walking."...
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