Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – USA (06): (MN) elderly

PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – USA (06): (MN) elderly

Legionnaires' -- United StatesThe Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is working with Hennepin County Public Health officials to investigate a cluster of 5 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease in people who live or work in Hopkins.MDH said the people became ill between 4 Aug and 1 Sep 2016. Three are hospitalized, and 2 others were hospitalized and have recovered. The patients are all over the age of 50 years.Legionnaires' disease is spread by inhaling the fine spray (aerosols) from water sources Read more [...]