Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease at the same apartment building in Rego Park, NY, has prompted an investigation by the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), according to numerous news reports.

Two tenants at a Hampton House LLC apartment building, located at 93-10 Queens Boulevard, were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ within a six-month

Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease at James Square Health and Rehabilitation Centre in Syracuse, NY, have caused the New York State Department of Health (NYSDH) to recommend a water restriction on one of the facilities’ two buildings, according to news reports.

Drinking water in the 918 James Street building was found to contain Legionella, the

For the second time in two years, patients at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) in Seattle, WA, have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, according to multiple news reports.

In this latest outbreak, three patients were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, including a woman in her 20s who died. Her case was reported to

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A fourth case of Legionnaires’ disease since October 2016 has prompted the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District to issue a control order against the Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott Waco North in Lacy Lakeview, TX, according to numerous news reports.

The latest illness spurred the health district to more fully investigate the

Legionnaires' disease affects two workers at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas.Two hundred employees in an administrative building next to the military hospital at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in Fort Sam Houston, TX, have been relocated to a temporary workspace after two coworkers were hospitalized and treated for Legionnaires’ disease this summer, according to numerous news reports. In addition, test results are pending on a

The hot tubs at the Gold’s Gym in Kennewick, WA, tested positive for Legionella bacteria, Benton-Franklin Health District (BFHD) officials announced.

Testing occurred after two members, both women, were infected with Legionnaires’ disease in July. A third woman took ill after the initial reports. All three have since recovered.

“The only commonality that we were

Two residents of The Manor at Whitehall, OH, tested positive for Legionella bacteria in July, according to officials at the Franklin County Public Health Department. The Manor is a short-term rehabilitation or extended-stay skilled nursing facility in a suburb of Columbus.

Additional medical testing is needed to determine whether the two men – both in