Wednesday, 7 August 2019

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Legionnaires' -- United States
The Chesterfield County Health Department said it has confirmed 4 more cases of the _Legionella_ bacteria at sites in the northeastern part of the county. [These cases likely refer to environmental sites, not case patients, of which there are 10. - Mod.ML]
This comes as the county continues to investigate 10 cases of Legionnaires' disease in the area since 1 May [2019]. On average, the county normally sees 3 cases of the disease each year.
District Health Director Dr. Alexander Samuel

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