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    Steroid-linked outbreak toll: 214 cases, 15 deaths

    An outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to steroid shots for back pain. The medication, made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, has been recalled.

    Latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

    Illnesses: 214; 212 cases of fungal meningitis, two joint infections.

    Deaths: 15

    States: 15; Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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    Online:

    CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/outbreaks/meningitis.html

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