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Between approximately May and September, 2012, New England
Compounding Center (NECC) distributed three lots of preservative-free
methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) to approximately 76 out-patient surgery
centers in 20 different states. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with state and local health
departments and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), continues to
investigate and monitor a multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and
other infections among patients who received contaminated
preservative-free MPA steroid injections from these three lots.Both the CDC and FDA have dedicated websites that provide updated information about the outbreak and about NECC:
http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/outbreaks/meningitis.html
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/FungalMeningitis/default.htm
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations, and other federal agencies opened a criminal investigation of NECC in October 2012. The FBI is concerned about the devastating impact the outbreak has had on victims and their families. Providing information and assistance to victims is an important part of our work. If you or a family member were a victim of the fungal meningitis outbreak, we request you submit the information identified below.
The FBI is legally mandated to identify victims of federal crimes under investigation and provide these victims with information, assistance services, and resources. The FBI’s Office of Victim Assistance (OVA) provides assistance to crime victims nationwide.
Please submit the following information to the FBI if you or a family member:
(1) received an injection of preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate (MPA);
(2) in dosage of 80 mg/ml;
(3) at one of these facilities [hyperlink or drop down to list of facilities and centers affected];
(4) between May 1, 2012 and October 1, 2012.
What we will need to know:
- Your basic contact information (name, address, country, telephone numbers, e-mail address);
- Some brief information about your medical history
- Any additional information that may be helpful.
- Preferred Method—Via an online form on the FBI.gov website: https://forms.fbi.gov/necc
- If you do not have access to a computer, you may mail your information to:
If you believe that another medication distributed by NECC caused harm to you or a family member, please complete the information as specified in the online form.
The FBI will need your contact information so we can keep you informed of potential progress of the federal investigation as deemed appropriate, as well as provide you updated information regarding your rights in this matter. Please submit your questionnaire by October 31, 2013.
If we determine that you are a victim, we will be in touch with you. Please note: due to the number of expected responses, you may not hear back from us for several weeks. If it is determined you are not a potential victim, you will be removed from the FBI’s victim notification system.
If you have investigative information that might help our case, please use our electronic public leads and tips form at https://tips.fbi.gov/.
In addition to the information provided by the CDC and FDA, the following are resources that may be of help to you:
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