There was a recent outbreak among U.S. patients who traveled to Matamoros earlier this year for surgeries, resulting in at least five suspected cases of fungal meningitis, one of whom died from the infection
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The exact cause of the infections is not yet known, but health authorities said that anyone with a scheduled elective surgery involving epidural anesthesia in Matamoros should “consider canceling or postponing” those procedures
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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The senator from New Jersey also took aim at López Obrador’s controversial “hugs, not bullets” policy
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Shortly after the deaths of the youths in Tamaulipas, the country’s National Human Rights Commission announced that it will investigate the case
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Whatever the truth may be about the attack on the Americans, it was certainly convenient that the Gulf Cartel came up with a damage control plan to help the president appease the fury of an angry northern neighbor
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“We’re going to terrorize the terrorists, unleash the fury and might of the United States against these cartels,” said Graham
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The two surviving victims were returned to the United States
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden is “aware and has been informed” of the four missing U.S. citizens
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Matamoros is considered ground zero for the Gulf Cartel, one of the oldest organized crime groups in Mexico, and is known for its warring factions
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