Reuters: U.S.: Tennessee says four more cases of rare meningitis strain confirmed

Reuters: U.S. Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. // via fulltextrssfeed.com

Tennessee says four more cases of rare meningitis strain confirmed Oct 5th 2012, 16:34 NASHVILLE, Tennessee | Fri Oct 5, 2012 12:34pm EDT NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Tennessee state health officials said on Friday the had confirmed four more cases of a rare form of meningitis linked to a steroid injection for back pain, bringing to 29 the number of cases in the state where the outbreak began. Five people have died since the outbreak of fungal meningitis, including three in Tennessee. The latest Tennessee cases bring to 39 the number of people sickened in six states. The steroid linked to the outbreak was distributed in 23 states, according to the health department in Massachusetts, the state where the medication was produced.

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions