Tuesday, November 5, 2013

FBI sets Nov. 30 deadline for meningitis victim information by Christopher Behnan Gannett Michigan


The FBI has set a Nov. 30 deadline for victims of the nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak to submit their information for the ongoing criminal investigation into New England Compounding Center.
The former Massachusetts compounding pharmacy distributed tainted steroids across the country believed to have caused the meningitis outbreak that has caused 264 cases of illness, including 19 deaths in Michigan. Eight of those who died were Livingston County residents.
The FBI’s Office of Victim Assistance is seeking information from those who received an injection of preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate at a dosage of 80 milligrams from May 1 to Oct. 1, 2012.
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