PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – USA (17): (VA)

Legionnaires’ — United States
A press release from the Virginia Department of Health announced that 10 people are sick in Chesterfield, Virginia, in a legionnaires’ disease outbreak. The 10 confirmed illnesses are more cases than the county sees during the summer, which is typically 3 cases. Due to this outbreak, a Chesterfield school was forced to close. The health department is working with the CDC to identify the outbreak source.
In a letter to the school’s parents, Chesterfield’s superintendent, Merv Daughtery, said