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Maui Officials Release Education Info on Fungal Meningitis
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Maui Now Staff
Maui County is working together with federal and state public health organizations to help increase education and awareness regarding a fungal meningitis outbreak in the US.
So far, there are no local cases linked to the fungal meningitis outbreak, according to officials with the state Department of Health.
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There have been a total of 119 recorded cases of infection involving potentially contaminated steroid injections on the mainland, county officials said.
Below are several links to information regarding the outbreak.
The links are:
- Hawaii Department of Health, Disease Outbreak Control Division: http://hawaii.gov/health/DOCD/index.html
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Multistate Meningitis Outbreak Investigation: http://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis.html
- US Food and Drug Administration, FDA Statement on Fungal Meningitis Outbreak: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm322734.htm
- New England Compounding Center Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Products: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm322901.htm
- FDA Safety Recall List: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Safety/Recalls/UCM322970.pdf
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