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The CDC has posted their latest update on the multistate fungal meningitis outbreak, citing ten new cases and one fatality since yesterday. New York is the latest addition to the list of states reporting cases.
*254 cases of fungal meningitis, stroke due to presumed fungal meningitis, or other central nervous system-related infection meeting the outbreak case definition, plus 3 peripheral joint infections (e.g., knee, hip, shoulder, elbow). No deaths have been associated with peripheral joint infections.
For detailed clinical findings of one of the index cases, published yesterday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, see :
