Legionnaires' disease potentially linked to Saratoga Springs nursing home

Three former residents and one staff member at the Wesley Health Care Center have contracted Legionnaires' disease, officials at the nursing home said Friday (2...

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New case of Legionella illness in Plattsburgh

PLATTSBURGH ? Legionella bacteria has been blamed for another case of pneumonia that required hospitalization. That person is the fourth to need hospital care ...

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Patients' DNA tested to ID source of 8 Legionnaires' disease cases, including a death

LOCKPORT - DNA testing and surveys of cooling towers within a two-mile radius of Eastern Niagara Hospital are part of the investigation of the source of the bac...

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Novel Legionella bacteria named by Clemson undergraduates

The Clemson family has gained a new namesake: Legionella clemsonensis, a novel strain of the Legionella bacteria, the most common cause of waterborne bacterial ...

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LCA Open Day 2016 presentation by Elise Maynard

Available for all, Elise Maynard's presentation at the LCA Open Day 2016. ? LINK...

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29-Year-Old Legionnaires' Patient Talks About Recovery, 1st Lawsuit Filed

The first lawsuit has been filed related to the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Hopkins. ? READ MORE......

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