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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

1 fatal case confirmed in Lake County Legionnaires' disease outb : cleveland19





according to cleveland19

1 fatal case confirmed in Lake County Legionnaires' disease outb

1 fatal case confirmed in Lake County Legionnaires' disease outb
1 fatal case confirmed in Lake County Legionnaires' disease outb
One person has died as the result of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Lake County.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration say they are investigating the outbreak, stemming from contaminated water at Consolidated Precision Products in Eastlake.One tower at the plant was found to be contaminated.The disease is a respiratory disease caused by Legionella bacteria, according the CDC.


in the same way wkyc

One dead in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Lake County

One dead in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Lake County
One dead in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Lake County
(Photo: USA TODAY)The Lake County Health District confirms one person is dead as part of 11 cases linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Lake County.According to Lake County Deputy Health Commissioner Ron Graham, the fatality occurred in July.The ten other people have now recovered.There are several possible sources according to Graham, one is Consolidated Precision Products and their cooling towers.


by the same token on fox8

1 person dead, 10 others ill after outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Lake County

1 person dead, 10 others ill after outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Lake County
1 person dead, 10 others ill after outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Lake County
Please enable Javascript to watch this videoLAKE COUNTY, Ohio-- An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease has left one person dead, and sickened 10 others in Lake County.Lake County Health Commissioner Ron Graham tells Fox 8, investigators believe some of the Legionella bacteria may have originated from cooling towers at Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) in Eastlake.Health officials say three people, including a 54-year-old Cuyahoga County man who died, may have contracted the bacteria from the plant, but they have not made a definitive connection.The other eight victims were within a five mile radius of the facility, but those cases have not been linked to the business at this time.


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