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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

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NJ Health Officials Lower Number Of People Who Received Injection Linked To Meningitis Outbreak

So far, no cases of the fungal meningitis have been reported in the Tri-State Area.

2012/10/08

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (file / credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Sen. Blumenthal Calls For Greater FDA Oversight Amid Growing Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

Blumenthal said the compound pharmacies appear to operate in a “regulatory black hole,” which must be closed.

2012/10/07

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NJ Health Officials ID Facilities In Meningitis Scare

Health Commissioner Mary O’Dowd said no cases have been uncovered in New Jersey, but in a statement said “This is an ongoing investigation and the full scope of the affected patients and facilities is not yet known.”

2012/10/05

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