State and federal health officials are warning U.S. residents to cancel planned surgeries in Mexico border city afterCorrespondent Jeremy House reporting. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel advisory for U.S. residents seeking medical care in Matamoros. ——————————— VERBATIM: The warning comes after five people from Texas developed suspected cases of […]
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Americans urged to cancel surgeries in Mexico border city after meningitis death
State and federal health officials are warning U.S. residents to cancel planned surgeries in Mexico border city afterCorrespondent Jeremy House reporting. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel advisory for U.S. residents seeking medical care in Matamoros.
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VERBATIM: The warning comes after five people from Texas developed suspected cases of fungal meningitis. One of those people died. The Texas Department of State Health Services says the five people who became ill traveled to Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, for surgical procedures that included the use of an anesthetic injected near the spinal column. Meningitis is the swelling of the protective covering of the brain and spinal cord.