PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – USA (03): (SC) fatal, nursing facility, RFI
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LEGIONELLOSIS – USA (03): (SOUTH CAROLINA) FATAL, NURSING FACILITY,
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Date: Thu 2 Mar 2023
Source: ABC25 Columbia [edited]
https://www.abccolumbia.com/2023/03/02/dhec-investigates-disease-outbreak-at-fairfield-co-nursing-center/
DHEC [South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control]
is investigating an outbreak at a nursing center in Fairfield County
[South Carolina]. The health agency says they are looking into
multiple cases of legionnaire’s disease at the Ridgeway Manor
Healthcare Center.
People can catch the infection after breathing in mists from a water
source like air conditioning, cooling towers and showers that are
contaminated with the bacteria.
According to the Pritzker Law Firm, DHEC is working with the nursing
center to put preventative measures in place and to find the source of
the contamination.
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