A county jail located in Pekin, IL, has taken the unusual step of potentially releasing some non-violent offenders after a man awaiting trial died of Legionnaires’ disease on October 6. While the jail had already taken steps to try to prevent the spread of the illness, it was considered a…
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An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that occurred in Westchester County has sickened at least three dozen people and killed at least two, according to the County’s Health Commissioner. Unusually for this type of outbreak, the cases are fairly widespread, indicating multiple likely sources of contamination. People who live in Westchester…
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An unusually unseasonal outbreak of Legionnaires disease in two New Jersey counties has led to an investigation by the state’s Health Department. The outbreak, which has occurred in Middlesex and Union Counties, has thus far resulted in 21 confirmed cases of the disease. The potential cause of the current outbreak…
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