CDC: Meningitis Death Toll Up to 15

The CDC has increased the meningitis case count to 205, including 15 deaths.

 

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The meningitis outbreak stems from contaminated epidural steroid injections prepared at the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass., and its reach has steadily increased over the past several weeks.

The CDC, FDA and state officials are continuing its investigation into the NECC, which has been scrutinized for quality concerns in the past.

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