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12/14/2023
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By Olivia Cook
Napa county: 1 Dead, 5 put on ventilators following Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to CONTAMINATED tap water
A large community outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease linked to poorly maintained water systems in California’s Napa County has caused the death of one person and infected more than a dozen. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) disclosed the outbreak, which happened between July and August 2022, in a Dec. 8 report. According to […]
03/13/2018
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By Zoey Sky
Deadly Legionella bacteria found to proliferate at car washes, where they can become airborne and be inhaled
According to a recent report, two gentlemen from Italy have been infected with Legionnaires’ disease at a car wash in two separate incidences. The two individuals were exposed to contaminated water spray and while this might seem shocking, experts say that these incidences aren’t that rare. Dr. Tom Makin, a microbiologist from the United Kingdom, explains […]
12/25/2017
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By Russel Davis
Legionnaires’ in the water: Proximity to Connecticut watersheds linked to increased risk of infection
Connecticut residents living near the state’s rivers and within specific watersheds may want to steer clear of the water sources as a recently published study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases discovered a link between close proximity to waterways and increased number of Legionnaires’ disease infections. The study carried out by a team of researchers at the Yale School of […]
11/13/2017
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By JD Heyes
Another outbreak at Disneyland: Legionnaire’s disease infections tied to contaminated water coolers
Theme park Disneyland has been forced to shut down a pair of cooling towers that were contaminated with bacteria, after health officials from Orange County discovered an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in people who had visited the Anaheim-based park. Officials said that at least 12 cases of the illness, which is caused by bacteria, were […]
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