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Exposed to the recalled drug. will cece more cases and could you be at risk? joining us now is dr. marc siegel associate professor of medicine at nyu and part of our medical a team there is a new headline this morning on this new fungus that they have discovered, right? >> absolutely. the new headline is that in tennessee where most of the cases are. they have found a second fungus that's associated with it not just the one we have been talking about, which actually means the inoculating period. the period of time which you can actually get sick is a lot longer than we thought. it can be sever...

Headaches and nausea for a week after she receive shots containing medication from the new england compounding center. according to the lawsuit, necc was negligent because they failed to use reasonable care, when they designed, tested, manufactured and marketed and sold doses of the acetate. miss puro is seeking unspecified damages for the herself and other minnesota residents who claimed to have occurred bodily injury, emotional distress and medical expenses as a result of this allegedly contaminated medication. this class-action lawsuit filed in federal court is on behalf of patients in minn...

They did not have the power to step in. they are now calling on lawmakers to put new controls in place. yesterday, the massachusetts attorney general launched a probe into that company and a patient in minnesota became the first person to sue the firm for damages. jonathan has the news from atlanta which is the home of the centers for disease control. jonathan, what do we know of the woman behind the first lawsuit? >>jonathan: she lives in minnesota and while she has yet to receive an official fungal meningitis diagnosis, she was one of those patients who received potentially tainted shots to ...

Actually got the shot. investigators say a source of that medication is a boston -- i should say a massachusetts based pharmaceutical company that firm has already hired criminal defense attorneys and will probably need them. now we have learned a woman in minnesota appears to be the first to sue that company. while she may have gotten a tainted injection. doctors have not diagnosed her with meningitis. atlanta home of the senators for disease control and prevention. what's the basis of this lawsuit. suffered a week of headaches and nausea. result of a will a lower back injection that she rece...

Massachusetts voluntarily agreeing to temporarily shut down to allow state and federal officials to go in and srebt its operations. this is called ameradose. although it's a separate operation it's owned by the same individuals that own the new england compounding center the company that produced the medicine in the outbreak. they say this action was taken proactively and cooperate lee with the board of registration of pharmacy out of an abundance of caution to assure the safety of all ameradose products. they say there is no indication of any contamination in any meds produced by ameradose an...