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BALTIMORE -- A positive case of legionnaires' disease has been found at the Dorsey Run Correctional Facility in Jessup, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said Sunday.

Public health authorities are investigating an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at The Orleans after two guests contracted the form of pneumonia. Both guests, who stayed separately at the hotel ...

Both Legionnaires' disease and Q fever are dangerous and potentially fatal for immunocompromised people; one in 10 people who contract Legionnaires' disease dies. Kathayat and his team were able ...

A Maryland prison inmate has been hospitalized after testing positive for Legionnaires’ Disease, a serious form of pneumonia caused by the bacteria Legionella.

Over the last several months, legionella, the bacteria which causes Legionnaires' disease has been found in several federal and state government buildings in Baltimore, was recently identified in ...

A 57-year-old man housed in Dorsey Run Correctional Facility in Jessup has tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease, the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said this ...

Q. Is it true that you can get Legionnaires’ disease from gagging on a drink of water? This has got to be bogus. A. While this sounds like an urban myth, it is true. Most people become infected ...

CONWAY, S.C. (WKRC) - A lawsuit claims a man died from Legionnaires' disease after he soaked in a bacteria-infested hot tub. According to WBTW, 72-year-old Wayne Van Der Plaats was hospitalized in ...

A nursing facility in Dauphin County has temporarily shut off the water for drinking and cleaning after a resident tested positive for Legionnaires' disease.Legionnaires' is a type of serious ...

Hydrosense, a leader in Legionella detection, is urging businesses to rethink water system management as Legionnaires’ disease cases rise sharply. Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of ...

New Jersey created a blueprint for Legionnaires’ disease (LD) prevention. After years of LD cases in and around Trenton (link: https://www.trentonian.com/2021/09/22 ...