Meningitis

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NYC Warns Of ‘Absolutely Terrifying’ Meningitis Outbreak, Urges Vaccination Among Gay Men

The outbreak of meningitis among gay men has sickened four people already this year, increasing the number of cases to 17 since 2012, according to city health officials.

2013/03/06

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New Jersey Health Officials Announce 37 Reported Cases Of Fungal Meningitis

New Jersey health officials said there have been no reported deaths in the state and 15 patients remain hospitalized with the illness.

2012/12/02

Two More Fungal Meningitis Cases Reported In New Jersey, Total Raised To Thirty-Three

State health officials say no one in New Jersey has died from the illness. Twelve patients remain hospitalized, and all of those sickened continue to recover.

2012/11/24

FDA: Other Drugs From New England Pharmacy May Be Linked To Meningitis Outbreak

The FDA learned of two heart transplant patients who got fungal infections after being given a third product from the company during surgery.

2012/10/15

New Meningitis Cases Identified In New Jersey, National Total Continues To Rise

New Jersey health officials have linked four more fungal meningitis cases to a nationwide outbreak caused by a potentially tainted medication.

2012/10/13

NJ Reports 2 More Meningitis Cases Related To Outbreak

The two cases bring the total in the state to four. All four patients are residents of Cumberland County.

2012/10/12

New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass. (credit: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Blumenthal Calls For Criminal Investigation Of Deadly Meningitis Outbreak

The government says 170 people now have been sickened in the meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroid shots, and 14 of them have died.

2012/10/12

Health Officials: 1st Fungal Meningitis Case Reported In NJ

State health officials say a 70-year-old Cumberland County man is hospitalized with what is believed to be the illness. He received an injection of a steroid from one of the lots recalled by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts and tied to a meningitis outbreak.

2012/10/09

Doctors: Deadly Meningitis Outbreak In Southern States Could Make Its Way To N.J.

Five people have died after being injected with a steroid often used for back pain. The drug was distributed to 23 states, including New Jersey, and now officials are scrambling to see who may have been infected.

2012/10/04

N.J. Child Dies From Suspected Meningitis

The boy was in second grade at Union Township Elementary School. School officials say custodians at the small school have sanitized every doorknob, desk top and other surface to try to prevent the spread of the bacteria.

2011/02/17