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New Pandemic Risk? Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Infects 11, Kills 1

An outbreak of the potentially fatal Legionnaires’ disease is being investigated by local health authorities in a county in northern California. According to the Napa County Department of Public Health, since July 11 a total of twelve local citizens have…

August 4, 2022 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Michigan Confronts With a Rise in Legionnaires’ Disease Infections

Legionnaires’ disease is known to cause some pretty awful symptoms: cough that’s sometimes accompanied by the presence of blood, fever that can reach 40 C, gastrointestinal problems, shortness of breath, headaches, and more. The American state of Michigan currently reports…

July 21, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Legionella In Florida – Two Legionnaire’s Disease Cases Have Been Confirmed In Lake County

Health officials in Lake County, in central Florida, in the US, are investigating two cases of Legionnaire’s Disease caused by Legionella bacteria contracted from a hot tub in the Water Oak Country Club, located in the town of Lady Lake,…

April 25, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0