The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced on Friday that a confirmed case of Legionnaires’ Disease has been diagnosed in an Adams County resident. That county is where the Quincy Veteran’s Home, which had a Legionnaires’ outbreak last fall, is located. That outbreak in August and September 2015, sickened 45 people and killed twelve. Most … Read more
A statement that two more people in the Flint area have been added to the death toll of the Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak has been released by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). That outbreak may be linked to the city’s contaminated water supply. Public health officials reviewed hospital data and discovered three more cases; two of … Read more
Legionnaires’ Disease outbreaks are more common in warm weather, which is bad news for the people in Flint, Michigan. Dr. Eden Wells, chief medical executive with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, said in a statement, “to continue the joint efforts to protect the health of residents in the city of Flint, the … Read more
According to the Detroit News, an expert for McLaren Regional Medical Center stated that Flint’s contaminated water “likely contributed” to the Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak in Genesee County. The pathogenic bacteria was found in that hospital’s water supply, and a “high number” of those diagnosed with the illness (16 of the 45 cases in that county) … Read more
Ten people have died and 77 others have been sickened by Legionnaires Disease in Flint, Michigan and the the surrounding area since June 2014, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced this week. The spike in illnesses began two months after the city of Flint changed its water supply to the Flint River … Read more
Severe water quality problems in Flint Michigan have caught the eye of consumer advocates and activists around the country. In 2014, the city disconnected the city from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and provided residents with water from the Flint River because it was cheaper. Residents noticed changes in the color, taste, and smell … Read more
The Illinois Veterans Home, where a deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak killed 12 people is replacing its water system and making repairs. Last August and September, at least 45 people living at that facility were sickened and 12 people died after contracting the illness. Legionnaires’ Disease bacteria, also called Legionella, lives and grows in water systems, especially … Read more
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services states that a Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak occurred at the Best Western on the River Hotel in Hannibal. Three people staying at that hotel over the past eight months contracted the illness, and one person died. The popular hotel was shut down in November when the Centers for … Read more
A Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse New York has sickened at least two people. While the President and CEO of that facility, Kathryn Ruscitto, has issued statements about the bacteria being found in the hospital’s water supply, no official reports have been released acknowledging the outbreak except indirectly. The … Read more
A Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak at the San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California was caused by contaminated cooling towers. The report was filed by J. Clark Kelso, the federally appointed receiver who is responsible for the California prison’s medical system. Thirteen inmates were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease, and more than 80 others were diagnosed with … Read more