“The CDC is collaborating with the Mexican Department of Health and US state and local health departments to address a suspected outbreak of fungal meningitis among patients undergoing surgical procedures under epidural anesthesia in Mexico,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement. used the phrases.
Expressing that two plastic surgery clinics were closed on May 13, CDC stated that they are working to reach people who may be exposed to the disease, and that the Mexican Ministry of Health sent them the identity information of 221 US patients who had surgery in these two clinics.
While it was stated that the fungal meningitis epidemic was related to epidural anesthesia from the spinal cord, it was underlined that it was not transmitted from person to person. The CDC announced on May 25 that 2 people related to the clinic in Mexico died due to the disease. Fungal meningitis is known as an inflammation of the brain caused by fungus and carries a risk of death if not treated early. (DHA)