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Senior living operator takes steps after resident contracts Legionnaires’ disease
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 27, 2016
A New York senior living community is taking precautions after Legionnaires’ disease recently was diagnosed in a resident who was hospitalized but has been released.
Senior living community takes precautions after two Legionnaires’ cases found
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2016
A four-month-old senior living community in Maryland is taking precautionary measures after two residents were found to have Legionnaires’ disease. The experience may prove informative to other communities...
CDC: Manage water to help prevent Legionnaires’ disease
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 07, 2016
If you want to decrease the likelihood of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in your community, make sure you’re managing the water system properly. That advice comes from the Centers for Disease...
7 dead from Legionnaires’ at veterans’ home
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 04, 2015
Seven people have died from Legionnaires’ disease at the Illinois Veterans’ Home, where 50 cases of the disease have been reported.