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An outbreak of fungal meningitis cases in the US was traced to a single center in Matamoros, Mexico, where affected individuals received epidural anesthesia, according to a report from the CDC. Patients with signs and symptoms of meningitis without any confirmed specific etiology should be tested for fungi, especially patients with history of epidural anesthesia for any reason, whether linked to medical procedures performed in the United States or to international medical tourism," lead author Dallas J. Smith, PharmD, MAS, epidemiologist in the CDC's Mycotic Diseases Branch, Atlanta, said in an interview."