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5 hours ago · As of March 25, 2024, 143 cases have been reported to CDC for the current calendar year, an increase of 62 cases over the 81 reported as of this date in 2023. A specific meningococcal strain, sequence type (ST) 1466, is responsible for most (101 of 148, 68%) serogroup Y cases with available sequence type data that were reported across the ...
22 hours ago · And as of this week, 143 cases have already been reported in 2024 — more than 60 extra cases than were reported this time last year. Up to 10% to 15% of affected patients die of the disease.
Oct 8, 2012 · Meningitis cases caused by contaminated injections have climbed to 105 nationally with an eighth death confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control. Watch CBS News Baltimore CBS Baltimore App
Oct 5, 2012 · Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, North Carolina and Indiana had previously reported cases. On Friday, Michigan joined the list, with four cases. The outbreak of fungal meningitis...
efforts to an outbreak of meningitis that may be linked to steroid injections. Two cases of the illness, one fatal, have been reported in Maryland. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Cases of meningococcal disease in the United States have increased sharply since 2021 and now exceed pre-pandemic levels (see Figure 1). In 2023, 415 confirmed and probable meningococcal disease cases were reported in the United States (preliminary data). This is the largest number of U.S. meningococcal disease cases reported since 2014.
Oct 5, 2012 · NEW YORK — A deadly meningitis outbreak rose to 47 cases in seven states Friday, as clinics scrambled to notify patients across the country that the shots they got for back pain may have been...