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A significant outbreak of fungal meningitis caused by Fusarium species occurred among US residents who received epidural anesthesia for cosmetic surgeries in Matamoros, Mexico, resulting in 12 deaths out of 24 cases, highlighting the risks of medical tourism and the importance of improved communication and safety standards.
Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals the aggressive nature of a fungal meningitis outbreak linked to clinics in Mexico, which led to the deaths of 12 Americans. The fungus, Fusarium solani, attacked the brainstem of patients who had undergone procedures involving epidural anesthesia, causing strokes and hemorrhaging. The outbreak highlights the risks of medical tourism, with experts warning about the introduction of harmful pathogens due to supply shortages and lack of regulation in Mexico. The CDC has documented cases and issued alerts, urging those who traveled to Mexico for medical procedures to seek testing, while emphasizing the importance of early care for infections.
The death toll from fungal meningitis infections linked to cosmetic surgery at two clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, has risen to 11, with eight of the victims being Texas residents. The infections are associated with the use of epidural anesthesia at the River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K3, which were closed down in May. The Mexican Ministry of Health is investigating the clinics. The CDC is advising U.S. residents to avoid getting surgery in Mexico due to the unknown cause of the outbreak.
Fungal meningitis outbreaks at cosmetic procedure clinics in Mexico have killed four people from the U.S. and likely infected many more, health officials announced this month. Nearly 200 people in the U.S. may have been exposed to the deadly fungal meningitis at two clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, that provided procedures like implants and liposuction. The exposure probably occurred in patients who underwent epidural anesthesia, health officials say. The CDC is urging anyone who went to River Side Surgical Center or Clinica K-3 from Jan. 1 to May 13 and had epidural anesthesia to go to the emergency room and get tested for the fungal infection.
Four people have died in a multinational outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to procedures in two clinics in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating the outbreak and has warned anyone who had procedures under epidural anesthesia at the two clinics between Jan. 1, 2023, and May 13, 2023, is potentially exposed and at risk for fungal meningitis. The CDC said those individuals should go to the nearest emergency room as soon as possible to be evaluated even if they do not have symptoms.
A fungal meningitis outbreak linked to cosmetic procedures performed at clinics in Mexico has killed four patients from the U.S. and infected over two dozen others. Nearly 200 in the U.S. may have been exposed to the deadly illness at the medical clinics, as public health officials rush to identify and test those at risk. Two clinics, River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K-3 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, are associated with the outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
An outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to cosmetic procedures in Matamoros, Mexico, has been identified as caused by the Fusarium solani fungus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising anyone who had a medical or surgical procedure done under epidural anesthesia at the affected clinics between Jan. 1 and May 13, 2023, to be tested for possible meningitis at their nearest emergency room. The outbreak has affected people in multiple U.S. states, three of whom have died.
At least two Americans have died and 17 have suspected or probable cases of a potentially deadly infection linked to an outbreak at cosmetic surgery clinics in Mexico. The infected patients contracted fungal meningitis after having procedures under epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico. More than 200 people across the U.S. who underwent operations between Jan. 1 and May 13 of this year may be at risk. Fungal meningitis is not contagious and cannot spread from person to person. To be diagnosed with fungal meningitis, a patient gives samples of blood or cerebrospinal fluid that are tested for the presence of fungi. If results are positive, patients are then given high doses of antifungal medications intravenously.
Two people in the US have died and over 200 others are at risk of fungal meningitis after an outbreak linked to two clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, where patients traveled for cosmetic surgeries. The CDC has urged people who had epidural anesthesia at these clinics to be tested for meningitis, even if they do not have symptoms. Health authorities in the US and Mexico have asked the World Health Organization to issue an emergency declaration in response to the outbreak. The CDC is working with Mexico's Ministry of Health and local health departments in 24 US states and the District of Columbia to respond to the outbreak and to contact people who officials know had surgery at the clinics.
Two Americans have died due to a suspected fungal meningitis outbreak after having cosmetic surgery under epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that hundreds more people could be at risk. More than 200 Americans who travelled to clinics in Matamoros between January and May 13 are at risk. The CDC is working with 25 state and local health departments to contact people in the US with potential exposure and advise them to go to their nearest health center, urgent care, or emergency room for diagnostic testing for meningitis.
Two people have died in the US from an outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to surgeries in Mexico that involved epidural anesthesia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that more than 200 others across 25 states may have also been exposed. The outbreak is linked to two specific clinics in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, just across the border from Brownsville, Texas: River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K-3. The CDC is urging those exposed to seek medical care as soon as possible, even if they do not have any symptoms.
Suspected cases of fungal meningitis have been reported among US residents who traveled to Matamoros, Mexico, for cosmetic surgery involving an epidural. At least four patients are hospitalized, and one person has died. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel advisory urging enhanced precautions for travelers to Mexico. Health officials in Texas are urging residents who had surgery involving an epidural in Matamoros at any time in 2023 to contact a doctor and tell them about the risk of fungal infection, and to seek care if they develop meningitis symptoms.