Category: Legionnaires’ disease

Legionnaires’ Outbreak Linked as Cause to Pneumonia Deaths in Argentina

September 4, 2022
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Health authorities confirmed on Saturday that an infectious pneumonia outbreak which killed four people in northwest Argentina had died of Legionnaires’ disease. The cases are linked to a single private clinic in the city of San Miguel de Tucuman, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Local health officials so far have reported 11…

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Montreal Public Health Investigating After Man Dies From Legionnaires’ Disease

August 10, 2022
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Montreal public health officials say they are investigating a deadly case of legionnaires’ disease in the city’s east end to see if it is linked to two other cases detected in the area. The city’s public health department said today that the investigation will target water cooling towers in the area. The victim was only…

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NYC Health Department Investigates Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in Bronx

May 21, 2022
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The New York Health Department announced Friday that an investigation is being conducted into a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the Highbridge neighborhood in the Bronx and adjacent areas. Since May 9, four individuals have been diagnosed with the disease—a type of pneumonia characterized by flu-like symptoms, cough, fever, muscle aches, diarrhea, and breathing…

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Spike in Cases of Legionnaire’s Disease In Illinois, Michigan, Rhode Island

July 27, 2021
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Public health officials in Illinois, Michigan, and Rhode Island have reported a rise in cases of Legionnaires’ disease, a type of severe pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, which can grow in poorly maintained water systems. The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) said in a statement that, between June 2 and July 26 of…

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