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Two More Meningitis Cases In Ohio

Ohio health officials now report 16 fungal meningitis cases linked to a larger outbreak of the illness and recalled steroid injections for back pain. The Ohio Department of Health says today that the latest cases involve an 85-year-old Clermont County man and a 31-year-old Franklin County woman. Cases of rare fungal meningitis also have been reported in Crawford, Hamilton, Marion, Morrow, Warren and Union counties. Those cases involve adults, and none have died. Federal officials report more than 400 illnesses and 29 deaths in the outbreak linked to a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts called the New England Compounding Center. It recalled its products.Officials say dozens of Ohio facilities received the pharmacy's products while four clinics in Ohio received the potentially contaminated steroids.

Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.