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Six Newborns Contract Legionnaires’ Disease

January 12th, 2009

Six infants were released from a hospital on Cyprus after being diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. The water used in the humidifier in the neonatal unit is suspected as the source of the infestation because it tested positive for elevated levels of the legionella bacterium.

Tags: Reported and Suspected Outbreaks