Conversation so far:
What happened to Cliff Stearns in 2012?
On August 14, 2012, Cliff Stearns lost to veterinarian Ted Yoho in a four-way Republican primary by about 1 percent of the vote.
What were the people sickened by in a 2012 outbreak, according to Cliff Stearns and the CDC?
People were sickened due to a meningitis outbreak.
What was the cause, according to Cliff Stearns, of the meningitis outbreak of 2012?
An investigation determined that the New England Compounding Center was the source of the contaminated product.

Question: How did they control it?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Cliff Stearns and the CDC control the 2012 menangitis outbreak?