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Legionnaires’ — United States
A 3rd person has died from an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in North Carolina, state health officials said. None of the victims has been identified by authorities and health officials have not discussed the circumstances of their deaths.
In recent weeks, health officials have confirmed 140 cases among people who attended the NC Mountain State Fair in Fletcher, North Carolina, last month [September 2019] [and] have been diagnosed with legionnaires’ disease, an airborne lung infection, or