Meningitis outbreak toll: 170 cases, 14 deaths

October 11, 2012

The medication, made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, has been recalled.

The latest numbers from the CDC total 170 illnesses and 14 deaths.

Eleven states are affected. They are Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

For details, visit the CDC website: www.cdc.gov/HAI/outbreaks/meningitis.htm.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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