The Legionnaires’ disease cluster that is infecting upper Manhattan has claimed its first life, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). The number of infected has also more than doubled as 18 individuals have been diagnosed with the pneumonia-like illness.
The DOHMH first alerted the public about the outbreak
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is investigating a Legionnaires’ disease community cluster after 11 people were sickened with the illness in the last seven days in upper Manhattan, according to multiple news reports.
“We may continue to see additional cases,” DOHMH Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett said at a
Water testing of the pool and spa area at Four Seasons Palm Springs returned positive results for Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease.
The tests linked the pool’s bacteria to the same strain of Legionella that sickened two community residents with Legionnaires’ disease in January.
Environmental testing was ordered by the Centers
Two contractors working on a Wayne State University (WSU) construction site have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, according to an alert sent to the campus community by university officials.
“The health departments in Detroit and the counties in which the workers live have confirmed the cases,” the university said in a statement. “The individuals
Two veterans have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease after visiting the Chalmers P. Wylie V.A. Ambulatory Care Center in Columbus, OH. In addition, five other patients have Legionnaires’ symptoms, but they have not been confirmed with the disease.
The two veterans who were confirmed with the sometimes-deadly respiratory infection visited the clinic’s primary-care area sometime
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ordered the temporary closure of the pool and spa area at the Four Seasons Palm Springs after two people were sickened by Legionnaires’ disease, according to news reports. The Four Seasons is a gated 55-plus active-retirement community.
The two individuals were sickened in January. Both reported
Quarterly water safety tests at the Jerry L. Pettis Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Loma Linda showed evidence of Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease. Officials responded by taking the water fountains out of service until the problem is resolved, according to news reports.
“This does not mean there is a Legionella
The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed three additional cases of Legionnaires’ disease at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. One of the four patients being treated for the disease died in May after being hospitalized.
The news comes a week after the DOH announced an investigation into an individual case of Legionnaires’
One case of Legionnaires’ disease has been diagnosed on the island of Oahu and is being investigated by the Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu and the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH), according to KHON2 TV.
Dr. Leslie Chu, chief medical officer at Queen’s Medical Center, confirmed that the patient is being treated there but
Three campus cooling towers and three bathrooms have tested positive for Legionella bacteria on the Wayne State University campus in Detroit, according to a university communique released this week. Legionella is the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease.
The university began conducting tests after an employee who works in the Faculty Administration Building was diagnosed
