Published October 05, 2012, 03:23 PM

Steroid-related meningitis cases rise to 47

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 contaminated with a fungus.

By: Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer, The Jamestown Sun

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