Practice Management
New York health officials have now reported 5 deaths in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem, which has affected at least 92 people since late July, according to a health department press release. More than a dozen people have also been hospitalized as of this week. Leaders confirm that 10 buildings in the area tested positive for live Legionella bacteria, including a city-run hospital and sexual health clinic, which have now completed remediation …
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A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Grand Rapids, Minnesota—a city with a population of 11,000—has been linked to the area’s municipal water system, according to officials. Water samples from 2 buildings in Grand Rapids tested positive for Legionella and matched the bacteria from patient respiratory samples. The public utilities water supply is not chlorinated, and officials say installing a chlorination system to treat the water “is being looked into.” Of the 14 cases associated with the outbreak, all have …
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