March 15, 2019
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has vowed to rebuild the Veterans Home in Quincy, IL following a deadly, four-year-long Legionnaires disease outbreak that began in 2015. He also told WBEZ this week that families who suffered the wrongful death of a loved one…
March 14, 2019
Legionnaires’ disease illnesses are on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since 2000, the rate of reported cases of legionellosis has more than quintupled but health officials aren’t quite sure why. Is it better reporting?…
February 4, 2019
The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease at Alomere Health Hospital in Alexandria. Health officials are working with the hospital to find the source of contamination that sickened one person in November 2018, who has…
December 10, 2018
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the UW-Madison Hospital in Wisconsin has sickened 11 people, killing one of them. The outbreak, believed to be linked to the hospital’s hot water system, has affected patients admitted since October 31, 2018. The patient who died…
April 23, 2018
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at Water Oak Country Club in Lady Lake, FL has sickened two people. Health officials say they traced the source of the outbreak to Legionella bacteria in the water in the hot tub at the clubhouse.…
March 5, 2018
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Florida has been connected to a pool and spa at IslandWalk at the West Villages in North Port, Florida. IslandWalk is a new residential community with two outdoor pools, a “tropical resort pool” and a…
February 8, 2018
A third staff member who works in Building 15 at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas has been diagnosed as being infected with Legionella pneumonia bacteria. Two other civilian staffers who worked in this building, a medical clinic,…
November 11, 2017
You may have the right to sue Disneyland for Legionnaires’ disease if there is evidence connecting your illness to the theme park. Finding a connection is looking less likely as of November 16, but the investigation is ongoing. Also, there…
February 15, 2017
A resident at NorthPointe Health Centre in Fresno County, California has died from Legionnaire’s disease, a severe but highly preventable form of pneumonia. NorthPointe Health Centre is located on East Bullard Avenue in Fresno. Fresno County health officials began investigating…
January 26, 2017
A pool and spa at an L.A. Fitness Center in Nassau County, New York remain closed to the public a month after one (and possibly two) cases of Legionnaires’ disease were attributed to the gym late last year. According to Mary…
January 18, 2017
A resident at Horizon Health & Subacute Center, a 180-bed nursing home in Northeast Fresno, California, has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, a dangerous form of pneumonia that is often deadly when it strikes within acute care and senior living…
January 10, 2017
A senior assisted living community, The Brielle at Seaview, has banned showers at its primary facility after a resident contracted Legionnaires’ Disease in November of 2016. Located on Staten Island, New York, this non-profit assisted living and memory care provider…