Meningitis cases at 26 in 5 states

Thursday, October 4, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- An outbreak of a rare and deadly form of meningitis has sickened at least 26 people in five states who received steroid injections mostly for back pain, health officials said Wednesday.

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