Fungal Infections Following Surgery in Northeast Mexico

In Travel Vaccine News by Travel Vaccine

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced some people returning from Matamoros, Mexico, were diagnosed with suspected fungal meningitis infections in the U.S. that have led to severe illness and death.
Travelers with these infections had medical or surgical procedures that involved the injection of an anesthetic into the area around the spinal column performed at clinics in Matamoros, including River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K-3.

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