Rio All-Suite Hotel Outbreak Archives

May 16, 2022 zacherlaw 0 Comments

Father of Five Left in Coma after Benidorm Trip

David Marshall, a retired union official, aged 79, was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease after visiting Benidorm, Spain. The symptoms started during his second week of a two-week stay at the four-star Hotel Presidente in Benidorm. After arriving back in the UK on August 3, David was rushed to Royal Blackburn Hospital where he was placed in a coma, and in intensive care for a month. He suffered organ failure that caused breathlessness and severe weight loss. A similar outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease occurred in 1973 when four tourists died at the Hotel Rio Park. However, at the time it was…

February 5, 2018 zacherlaw 0 Comments

Southern Nevada Health District Confirms 7 Legionnaires’ Disease Cases from Rio Outbreak

Back in June of 2017, public health officials began to learn about the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease which occurred at the Rio Hotel-Casino, an outbreak which initially involved only 2 reported cases. Now, nearly 8 months later, the Southern Nevada Health District is reporting that in fact the Rio Hotel-Casino outbreak in fact involved 7 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease with a potential of 29 additional cases being suspected. This kind of continued treatment and additional cases being revealed is, in some ways, relatively normal for a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak. As Robert Cole, senior environmental health specialist for the Southern…

June 28, 2017 zacherlaw 0 Comments

Legionella bacteria found at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV

Two separate cases of Legionnaires’ disease among guests of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino sparked an investigation of the hotel by the Southern Nevada Health District. The guests stayed at the hotel at different times in March and April of 2017. A water sample taken by health officials from the hotel’s water system after the two cases were reported showed presence of Legionella bacteria. The district’s environmental health supervisor, Mark Bergtholdt, reportedly stated that large buildings- such as the Rio hotel- would be common homes to Legionella bacteria due to the complex plumbing systems, in which water may lay stagnant for long periods…

June 21, 2017 zacherlaw 0 Comments

450% increase in Legionnaires’ disease cases since 2000.

Over the past few weeks, several news reports have shed light on three Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks occurring in different areas in the United States. Each of these Outbreaks (New York City with multiple locations, The LA Fitness Gym and the Las Vegas Outbreak at the Rio Hotel) have resulted in multiple victims who contracted the disease including one woman who died as a result of Legionnaires’ disease as part of the NYC Outbreak. These three outbreaks continue the trend that we have seen over the last 15 years. Legionnaires’ disease is on the rise. According to a Dailymail.com article, the…

June 20, 2017 zacherlaw 0 Comments

Rio Outbreak: Update

Hotel officials stated Tuesday that the Rio All-Suite’s water has been disinfected, but said it will take another couple weeks for test results before regional health officials can certify the property as bacteria-free. This after, officials from Caesars Entertainment confirmed that the bacteria had been found in at least one of the Rio’s two towers. The officials were not clear on the details of where exactly legionella, the bacteria which causes Legionnaires’ disease, was found on the hotel property. You or someone you know stayed at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas and have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, please,…

June 12, 2017 zacherlaw 0 Comments

Positive Legionella Findings in Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino Las Vegas

Positive findings of Legionella bacteria were found throughout the water system in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The investigation came about after two guests contracted Legionnaires ’ disease following their stay at the Rio Hotel in March and April. Test results conducted by The Southern Nevada Health District following the second reported case of the disease showed the presence of the bacteria. The company is now taking action to remediate the problem and disinfect the water. Guests are being alerted and are being relocated while remediation is taking place. Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia…