More cases of fungal meningitis across the nation -- including the first one in Northern Michigan.
The Grand Traverse County Health Department is reporting the first suspected case in connection to a multi-state investigation.
The government says 14 people have died and 184 people have been sickened.
41 of those cases -- and three deaths -- happened in Michigan.
The meningitis outbreak is linked to a tainted steroid that was made at a facility in Massachusetts, and shipped to 75 clinics in 23 states.
Four of those clinics are in Michigan -- including Neuromuscular and Rehabilitation Associates of Northern Michigan, which had been unknowingly administering the tainted shots.
Fungal meningitis is not contagious -- you cannot get it if you didn't receive a tainted shot.
The health department has set up a hotline number if you did get the shot and have concerns -- it's 231-935-2199.
Call that number if you have any of the following symptoms: Fever, nausea, stiff neck, new or worsening headache, weakness or numbness, increasing pain, or redness or swelling at the point of injection.
9&10's Evan Dean and Photojournalist Jeff Blevins spoke to the health department about the latest case today.
They also sat down with an attorney to talk about why people are starting to seek legal counsel if they've been sickened.
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:34 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:34:57 GMT
Just in to the 9&10 Newsroom, more than 150 dogs have been rescued from a breeder in Missaukee county. The ASPCA is involved and says the dogs were left to live outdoors with little protection from
Just in to the 9&10 Newsroom, more than 150 dogs have been rescued from a breeder in Missaukee county. The ASPCA is involved and says the dogs were left to live outdoors with little protection from
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:52 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:52:13 GMT
Police in Clare county arrested a man for child pornography and running an illegal party store out of his home. Police first investigated Patrick Sampson after he made lewd comments to children. They
Police in Clare county arrested a man for child pornography and running an illegal party store out of his home. Police first investigated Patrick Sampson after he made lewd comments to children. They
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:30 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:30:56 GMT
Police are looking for whoever stole nearly 40 bronze grave markers in the Hersey Cemetery in Osceola county, just days before Memorial Day. Village workers noticed the markers missing earlier this week
Police are looking for whoever stole nearly 40 bronze grave markers in the Hersey Cemetery in Osceola county, just days before Memorial Day. Village workers noticed the markers missing earlier this week
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:49 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:49:29 GMT
A Cadillac Area Public Schools teacher is in trouble with the law for drinking behind the wheel. Michelle Whitley works at Cadillac High School and faces 2 charges of operating while intoxicated, open
A Cadillac Area Public Schools teacher is in trouble with the law for drinking behind the wheel. Michelle Whitley works at Cadillac High School and faces 2 charges of operating while intoxicated, open
According to the findings of McGraw Wentworth's 2013 Southeast Michigan Mid-Market Group Benefits Survey released today, midsize employers are making moderate health plan changes, keeping cost increases to 4%, the lowest...
According to the findings of McGraw Wentworth's 2013 Southeast Michigan Mid-Market Group Benefits Survey released today, midsize employers are making moderate health plan changes, keeping cost increases to 4%, the lowest...
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:22 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:22:42 GMT
A Mecosta County man is dead after stopping on the side of the road to see if another driver needed help. The accident happened on M-20 just west of Sherman Road in Broomfield Township last night. The
A Mecosta County man is dead after stopping on the side of the road to see if another driver needed help.
Friday, May 24 2013 12:14 AM EDT2013-05-24 04:14:01 GMT
An update tonight on a Mount Pleasant man accused of a stabbing murder back in November. Curtis Leachman was convicted of second degree murder today in the stabbing of another man in an apartment hallway. Police
An update tonight on a Mount Pleasant man accused of a stabbing murder back in November. Curtis Leachman was convicted of second degree murder today in the stabbing of another man in an apartment hallway. Police
An older brother was being questioned Thursday in the deaths of two Utah boys found by their mother when she returned home, police said.
A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new houses and tidy lawns, police said.
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