MN Has 8th Fungal Meningitis Case

A Minnesota man in his 60s has come down with the state's eighth case of fungal meningitis, the Minnesota Department of Health announced Thursday afternoon.

Federal agencies have linked the rare infection to steroids produced at a now-closed compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts and used at six clinics in Minnesota:

• Medical Advanced Pain Specialists (MAPS) in Edina, Fridley, Shakopee and Maple Grove
• Minnesota Surgery Center (MSC) in Edina and Maple Grove

The outbreak is now in 18 states and has killed 24 people. Minnesota is one of 11 states where people have come down with the infection but no one has died. Fungal meningitis is different from the more common bacterial and viral forms of meningitis and is not spread person-to-person.

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