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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Another person has died in Tennessee from a fungal meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated steroid injections for back pain.
On Friday, the State Department of Health said a total of 74 people who received the injections in Tennessee have been sickened and 10 of them have died.
State health officials said earlier this week that the great majority of risk for stroke or death associated with the outbreak is gone by 42 days after the injection. By Nov. 8, all 1,009 people in Tennessee who got the contaminated steroids will have passed the 42-day mark.
However, that does not mean people have no risk of developing meningitis after Nov. 8. Health officials warned those who received the injections to remain vigilant for symptoms.
Fungal meningitis is not contagious.
On Friday, the State Department of Health said a total of 74 people who received the injections in Tennessee have been sickened and 10 of them have died.
State health officials said earlier this week that the great majority of risk for stroke or death associated with the outbreak is gone by 42 days after the injection. By Nov. 8, all 1,009 people in Tennessee who got the contaminated steroids will have passed the 42-day mark.
However, that does not mean people have no risk of developing meningitis after Nov. 8. Health officials warned those who received the injections to remain vigilant for symptoms.
Fungal meningitis is not contagious.
Friday, October 26 2012, 02:50 PM CDT
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Tennessee sends search and rescue team to Oklahoma
May 21, 2013 16:19 GMT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee-based team of emergency service workers has gone to Oklahoma to help with tornado recovery.
Memphis Fire Department spokesman Wayne Cooke said that Tennessee Task Force 1 left early Tuesday from Memphis.
Cooke says the 80-member team will mostly help with search and rescue efforts after powerful and deadly tornadoes struck cities in Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday. Emergency crews are digging through the rubble of destroyed structures to find trapped people.
The team is bringing search dogs and semi-trailers loaded with equipment to help dig through collapsed structures and perform other duties. Cooke says the team consists of emergency personnel from around Tennessee.
The task force was one of several teams that deployed to areas affected by Hurricane Sandy last October.
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