CDC Responds to Multistate Meningitis Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with state and local health departments and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate meningitis outbreak of fungal infections among patients who have received a steroid injection of a potentially contaminated product into the spinal area. This form of meningitis is not contagious. The investigation also includes fungal infections associated with injections in a peripheral joint space, such as a knee, shoulder or ankle.
This website was last updated October 13, 2012 6:00 PM EDT
News Media
- Digital Press Kit - CDC Responds to Multistate Meningitis OutbreakOctober 13, 2012
- CDC, FDA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Joint Telebriefing Updating Investigation of Meningitis OutbreakOctober 11, 2012
- Press Release: Update on Nationwide Meningitis OutbreakOctober 5, 2012
- Press briefing transcript: CDC and FDA Joint Telebriefing on Investigation of Meningitis OutbreakOctober 4, 2012
Additional Agencies Involved
What's New on this Website
- NEW: MMWR: Multistate Outbreak of Fungal Infection Associated with Injection of Methylprednisolone Acetate Solution from a Single Compounding Pharmacy — United States, 2012
October 13, 2012 6:00 PM EDT - UPDATE: Current Case Count - Multistate Meningitis Outbreak
October 13, 2012 2:00 PM EDT - Digital Press Kit - CDC Responds to Multistate Meningitis Outbreak
October 13, 2012 10:00 AM EDT - UPDATE: Case Definitions for Meningitis and Septic Arthritis - Multistate Meningitis Outbreak Investigation
October 12, 2012 3:30 EDT - NEW: CDC, FDA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Joint Telebriefing Updating Investigation of Meningitis Outbreak
October 11, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
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