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Another Ohio Meningitis Case Linked to Steroids

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia,
Associated Press
Published November 1, 2012 at 7:54 AM EDT

State health officials have confirmed a 14th case of fungal meningitis linked to recalled steroid injections for back pain.The latest case involves a 39-year-old Union County woman. The Centers for Disease Control says more than 360 illnesses and 28 deaths have been confirmed in the outbreak linked to a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts that has since recalled its products.
    
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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