HEALTH Colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) with moderately-high magnification depicts a large grouping of Gram-negative Legionella pneumophila bacteria. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) The Illinois Department of Public Health said late last week it was investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease in patients who had received treatment at the University of Chicago Medical Center. […]
TAYLORSVILLE — An assisted living facility in Taylorsville implemented a no tap water policy after two of its residents contracted Legionnaires’ disease. “The last month has been … very unsettling,” said Norma Soderborg Harris, a resident at Legacy House of Taylorsville. On Thursday, signs hanging in rooms, bathrooms and above drinking fountains warned residents not […]
2019 in Health | Comments Off on IDPH Investigating Legionella Possibly Associated with Chicago Hospital The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease in patients possibly exposed at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago, and a report of Legionella in the facility’s water system. The investigation is currently limited to this facility; the […]
New Hampshire health officials say last summer’s Legionnaires’ disease outbreak resulted in up to 49 confirmed, probable or suspected cases, and was linked to two deaths. HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire health officials say last summer’s Legionnaires’ disease outbreak resulted in up to 49 confirmed, probable or suspected cases, and was linked to two deaths. The […]
Health authorities in Waco, Texas, are investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease believed to be connected to the Waco Family YMCA. Legionnaires’ disease is a severe type of pneumonia or lung infection caused by Legionella bacteria, which are contracted by inhaling microscopic water droplets in the form of mist or vapor. “Exposure to the Legionella bacteria may have occurred at the Waco Family YMCA,” […]
CROOKSTON, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating four cases of Legionnaires’ disease linked to a hotel in northwestern Minnesota. Four people reported getting sick between Jan. 22 and Jan. 27 after staying at the Crookston Inn and Convention Center. None of them stayed in the hotel overnight and visited the hotel for […]
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – A bacteria known to cause Legionnaires’ disease was found at the University Hospital of Brooklyn, according to multiple tests. The Prospect Lefferts Garden hospital, which is part of the SUNY Downstate campus, says that testing revealed a high percentage of legionella pneumophila in the building’s water. The hospital announced that staff and […]
to file a lawsuit. Call (612) 337-6126 for a free consultation. Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease since November have prompted officials at Alomere Health hospital in Alexandria, Minnesota, to work with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to try and identify possible sources of Legionella bacteria. The first patient was sickened at Alomere Health, located at 111 17th Avenue East, in late November; […]
The year’s first Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has claimed a life after two patients at a Richlandtown, Pennsylvania, care center were confirmed with the deadly respiratory illness, according to WFMZ-TV. The two individuals, who came to Phoebe Richland Health Care Center from two area hospitals, were diagnosed on Jan. 2 and Jan. 5. The patient who passed away died […]
Recent testing of the water supply at Spectrum Health Pennock Hospital in Hastings found positive results for Legionella bacteria. Legionella is the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease. The results were reported to the Barry-Eaton District Health Department on Wednesday. The testing was done after a second case of Legionnaire’s disease in patients at the hospital […]
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