A senior living community in Dallas is taking action to prevent a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak after a resident was sickened, the Dallas Morning News reported.
Highland Springs in Far North Dallas is treating the water in two of its buildings after being notified of a positive Legionnaires’ disease test by the Collin County Health Care
Legionella bacteria was positively identified by the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County (FDOH) after testing of a hot water heater in the fitness area at the IslandWalk at West Villages gated community in North Port, FL, according to news reports.
However, the FDOH believes the pool and spa area are where people came
Newly released emails from the Illinois governor’s office illustrate how state officials worked to control the release of information to the public during the 2015 Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy (IVHQ).
The state conceded that the first news release confirming eight cases of Legionnaires’ disease at IVHQ in August 2015
The third case of Legionnaires’ disease since August was confirmed this week at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, TX, according to multiple news reports.
The sickened employee is the third civilian worker to come down with the serious respiratory illness in Building #15, an administrative building and clinic near the main
The state of New York led the nation last year with 1,009 cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – despite stricter state regulations meant to protect against the proliferation of Legionella bacteria in cooling towers, hospitals, and residential health-care facilities.
More than 40 percent of cases –
Only a month after a new Legionnaires’ disease death was reported in the Flint water crisis, another case of the deadly respiratory illness was announced at a nursing home in Flint, according to multiple news reports. The disease was reported last week to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
The Genesee County
A 52-year-old woman from Michigan’s Genesee County was killed by Legionnaires’ disease late in December, making her the 13th victim in the deadly outbreak caused by the Flint water crisis. Two waves of the outbreak in 2015 killed 12 and sickened nearly 90.
Karenise Westbrook of Flint died of the same Legionella bacteria strain as
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) linked two cases of Legionnaires’ disease to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, according to news reports.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notified IDPH last Thursday that an out-of-state patient treated at the hospital in November had contracted the disease. Another patient was treated at the
Two members at the Yakima (WA) Athletic Club were confirmed with Legionnaires’ disease, according to a Dec. 15 news release from the Yakima Health District. The men’s hot tub has been identified as the source of the Legionella bacteria.
The health district took water samples from the athletic club – located at 2501 Racquet
Ford Motor Company found a “low concentration” of Legionella bacteria, which is the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, after testing a cooling tower at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, MO, officials announced Dec. 8, according to KCTV5.
“We take the safety of our workforce very seriously,” a statement read. “When routine testing