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‘US meningitis death toll rises to 28’

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Washington: Twenty-eight people have died from fungal meningitis they contracted after using suspected tainted steroid injections blamed for a growing national outbreak, a US health monitor has said.

Three more deaths were blamed on the disease compared to the previous update issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday. They include two patients in Michigan and a third in Tennessee.

Nationwide, the CDC on Tuesday said the number of reported fungal meningitis cases rose to 356.

The outbreak has led to calls for tighter regulation of the loosely controlled pharmaceutical compounding industry. Federal investigators have launched a criminal probe into the case. (AFP)

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