Legionnaires' Disease
4 People Have Died from Legionnaire’s Outbreak Linked to Hot Tub Display at North Carolina State Fair
October 21st, 2019 | Legionnaires disease
Four people have died and more than 140 people have been hospitalized from a Legionnaire’s disease outbreak linked to a hot tub display at the North Carolina State Fair. Health officials have linked the outbreak back to the Mountain State Fair, held September 6-15, 2019 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletcher, North […]Read More
Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Shuts Down Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
July 22nd, 2019 | Legionnaires disease
Atlanta’s sixth-largest hotel has shut down as health officials investigate an outbreak of the potentially deadly Legionnaires’ disease. The Sheraton Atlanta on Courtland Street, a popular downtown convention hotel, shut down on July 15 after guests who recently stayed at the hotel tested positive for the disease, which causes serious lung infections. A number of […]Read More
New York Health Department Confirms Legionnaires’ Disease at Hospital
November 4th, 2015 | Legionnaires disease
The New York Health Department conducted tests at St. Joseph’s Hospital and confirmed that Legionella Bacteria is present in two patients’ sinks and an ice machine.Read More
Washington State Legionnaires’ Outbreak
October 30th, 2015 | Legionnaires disease
Five people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease in Wenatchee, Washington. According to Kiro 7 News, “The only common link found so far is that they all shopped in the produce section at the Safeway on North Miller Street in the last three weeks.” The Safeway grocery store in Wenatchee has since shut down their […]Read More
New Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in the Bronx: One Dead, 13 Infected
October 2nd, 2015 | Legionnaires disease
This year’s third outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx, New York leaves one dead and 13 infected, 11 of whom are hospitalized, according to NY 1 News. The cooling towers of seven buildings in the Morris Park neighborhood area have tested positive for Legionella bacteria, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease. ABC 7 NY […]Read More
Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Update
September 14th, 2015 | Legionnaires disease
In the past ten months, Legionnaire’s Disease outbreaks have occurred at an alarming rate, especially because a single contamination can expose so many people to the deadly bacteria. The list includes:Read More
Need to Know: Legionnaires’ Disease
August 13th, 2015 | Legionnaires disease
Facts about Legionnaires’ disease, its Causes and Prevention Did you know? Legionnaires’ disease is a form of bacterial pneumonia that typically affects the elderly, those who have a weakened immune system, smokers and those who are on medications that suppress the immune system. Did you know? Legionella bacteria causes the disease; it is transmitted […]Read More
10 Dead, 100 Infected: Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in New York City
August 6th, 2015 | Legionnaires disease
New York City officials report 10 deaths and over 100 infected in the South Bronx Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that is now being called the city’s worst ever. According to Fox 5 New York News, Legionella bacterium has been found in five cooling towers in the area.Read More
A Legal Perspective on Legionella
July 1st, 2015 | Legionnaires disease
Cory Watson attorney Andy Jones’s article, “A Legal Perspective on Legionella,” is featured in the American Association for Justice’s Spring 2015 STEP newsletter. The article contains a wealth of information about the disease that Legionella causes (Legionnaires’ Disease), how it is spread, who is most affected, stories of those who were exposed, what is being […]Read More