NEW: A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Vermont has led to one person’s death, health officials say.
A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Vermont has led to one person's death, health officials said Tuesday.
The source of the disease, with five cases confirmed, remains unknown, according to the Vermont Department of Health. They said the risk to the general public in St. Albans, where the cases appear to be clustered, is very low. Legionnaires' disease is a form of pneumonia spread through water mist or vapor, usually from air conditioning in large buildings or other large systems that use water, like hot tubs and plumbing symptoms.
The cases in this outbreak were reported between Aug. 12 and 29, and the person who died was in their 70s. Health officials are asking that building owners check water systems for Legionella bacteria, which causes the disease, Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine said.
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