A year ago this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated its Emergency Operations Center as part of the response to the tragic outbreak of fungal meningitis.

Original title: “CDC Update on the Multistate Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis and Other Infections: One Year Later - Statement”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with state and local health departments and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , is investigating a multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections among patients who received contaminated preservative-free MPA steroid injections from New England Compounding Center (NECC).

Original title: “CDC Responds to Multistate Meningitis Outbreak”