The Florida Department of Health has found an additional case of fungal meningitis linked to the national outbreak that stems from contaminated steroid injections from the Massachusetts-based pharmacy called the New England Compounding Center. Florida Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong says the state’s newest case now brings the total in Florida to 25 cases.
“A 73-year-old man in Marion County. He received his injection July 25th, and it appears the incubation period extended and beyond 90 days,” said Armstrong.
The last reported case in Florida was November 19th. There have been three deaths so far in the state. As of Tuesday, there are 541 cases in 19 states across the country. 36 people have died nationwide.
Health officials are also hoping to warn people who received an injection from the New England Compounding Center since May 21st of this year of the signs and symptoms of fungal meningitis. That includes headaches, slurred speech, and numbness or weakness on one side of the body.
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