Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Epidural Anesthesia

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Mexican Ministry of Health (COFEPRIS), and U.S. state and local health departments are responding to a multinational outbreak of fungal meningitis.

Patients who had procedures involving epidural (spinal) anesthesia at River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K-3 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico from January 1 to May 13, 2023, may be at risk for fungal meningitis, a potentially deadly infection of the brain or spinal cord.

• Patients associated with this outbreak should receive immediate testing.
• If fungal meningitis is confirmed, patients should immediately begin treatment.

Visit the CDC’s outbreak web page for additional information and resources.

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