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Meningitis outbreak continues to grow
No cases reported in RI or Mass.
Updated: Friday, 12 Oct 2012, 8:54 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 12 Oct 2012, 8:06 PM EDT
(WPRI) -- The number of cases in a nationwide meningitis outbreak has risen, and it's claimed the life of one more person.
Officials report that Texas is the latest of a dozen states where 185 cases have now been reported.
So far, 14 deaths are linked to the outbreak.
The outbreak has been linked to steroid injections from a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy.
There have been no confirmed cases in Rhode Island or Massachusetts thus far.
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