UPDATE: Patients identified in 25 states reported at risk of fungal meningitis tied to Mexican health clinics

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is following up on a previous alert of an outbreak of suspected fungal meningitis in Texas, which is now significantly expanded to multiple states. A total of 212 residents in 25 U.S. states and jurisdictions have been identified who might be at risk of fungal meningitis because they received epidural anesthesia at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, during cosmetic procedures. The CDC is urging all patients, including those without symptoms, who underwent medical or surgical procedures under epidural anesthesia at River Side Surgical Center or Clinica K-3 in Matamoros, Mexico, since Jan. 1, 2023, should be evaluated for fungal meningitis as soon as possible. Health care providers should immediately report possible fungal meningitis cases possibly related to this outbreak to their state or local health department.