The epicenter of an outbreak, 3 more cases of Fungal Meningitis in Tennessee, bringing the total number of patients fighting the rare infection here to 66. That's more than any other state in the nation. 8 people have died from the outbreak in Tennessee, 21 across the country. A total of 271 people in 16 states got sick after receiving contaminated injections from the New England Compounding Center. Now the FDA has linked another lot of steroids to the fungal outbreak. They suspected the medication was contaminated, but just got the test results confirming it today. 2 more batches are being tested for contaminants. You can get the latest on the Meningitis outbreak, including what to do if you have symptoms, by going to our website, Fox17.com and clicking on MENINGITIS at the top of the page.
Tennessee Sees 3 New Meningitis Cases Friday, October 19 2012, 07:20 PM CDT