A meningitis outbreak continues to cause infection and claim lives in Tennessee. The State Health Department now confirms 35 cases of fungal meningitis. Four of those infected have died. The FDA and the CDC have traced the outbreak to epidural steroid injection medication from the New England Compounding Center. State Health Officials have set up five operations centers across the state to take calls and track infections. While the numbers continue to rise, Tennessee Health Commissioner, Dr. John Dreyzehner says the meningitis outbreak has been contained. Unlike other forms of meningitis, fungal meningitis is not spread from person to person. Health officials estimate a thousand patients in Tennessee were exposed through contaminated steroid injections. Its believed all but a handful of patients have been contacted about the potential risk.
Latest Numbers on the Growing Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Monday, October 8 2012, 09:08 PM CDT