Stock photo of a gloved hand using a syringe via Getty Creative Images. Federal health officials are investigating a multinational outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to procedures in Mexico that has already killed four people.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alongside the Mexican Ministry of Health and U.S. state and local health departments are trying to seek out patients who had procedures under epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, a city in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas.
Officials have specifically linked two clinics to the outbreak — River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K-3, both of which closed last month. CELEBRITY CRUISES NOROVIRUS OUTBREAK LEAVES MORE THAN 175 SICKAs of June 7, health officials are examining 179 people who may be linked to this outbreak, according to the CDC.
There have been 14 suspected cases; 10 probable cases, which means spinal tap results suggest meningitis; and four confirmed cases.