Sunday, 28 April 2019

PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - USA (06): (IL) hospital

Legionnaires' -- United States
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is investigating 2 cases of Legionnaires' disease in patients possibly exposed at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago, and a report of _Legionella_ in the facility's water system. The investigation is currently limited to this facility; the general public is not at risk.
IDPH, along with the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), were onsite Thursday [25 Apr 2019] to evaluate the reported presence of _Legionella_ in the hospital's

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6446054&promed&0

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