4 People Have Died from Legionnaire’s Outbreak Linked to Hot Tub Display at North Carolina State Fair
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...
Continue ReadingLegionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Shuts Down Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
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...
Continue ReadingThe Summer of Salmonella: How This Bacteria Dominated Headlines in 2018
For years, salmonella scares have centered on raw or undercooked foods such as chicken, eggs or meat. But this summer, there's concern that the bacteria may have found its way into the kind of packaged products where one would never expect it – Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, Ritz Crackers, and Kellogg's Honey Smacks. These recent...
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