Canada: 2012 Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 141 people infected, 9 deaths

Source: http://metronews.ca/news/canada/3526...s-9-in-quebec/


August 29, 2012 Updated: August 29, 2012 | 4:35 pm
Legionnaires' death toll hits 9 in Quebec
By Staff The Canadian Press


QUEBEC ? A ninth person has died of legionnaires? disease in Quebec City.

Health officials said today the nine deaths are included in 141 overall cases of the disease to hit the city since July...

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 141 people infected, 9 deaths

Legionnaire's outbreak prompts public inquiry


THE CANADIAN PRESS AUGUST 31, 2012 2:01 AM


The Quebec government has ordered a public inquiry into an outbreak of legionnaires' disease that has killed nine people.

Thursday's announcement came hours before public health officials announced the number of overall cases of the disease in Quebec City had jumped to 151 from 141.

Cooling systems in two building towers are believed to be the source of the current outbreak.

Local authorities have disinfected the cooling systems in more than 100 buildings.

Inspectors are revisiting about 30 of them to look at the water and to make sure building owners have complied with cleanup directives.

A grieving relative held a news conference Thursday with her lawyer, with whom she has discussed the possibility of a class-action lawsuit.

Lawyer Jean-Pierre Menard, an expert on class actions in the health field, says legal action is not being considered yet but he wants to know more about what happened.

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http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Legionnaire+outbreak+prompts+public+inquiry/7171741/story.html#ixzz257hkRGim

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 158 people infected, 9 deaths

Quebec health authorities see fewer legionnaires' cases

Mayor urges legionnaires' infected buildings be made public

CBC News
Posted: Aug 31, 2012 3:14 PM ET
Last Updated: Aug 31, 2012 5:29 PM ET

Quebec's public health board said it is seeing fewer cases of infections caused by legionnaires' disease.

At a news conference on Friday, director of public health for the Quebec City region Fran?ois Desbiens announced seven new cases of the disease. This brings the overall toll to 158 infections, including nine deaths since July.

Authorities say the number of patients being admitted with the infection seem to be tapering off.

Quebec City Mayor R?gis Labeaume wants the public health board to release the locations of buildings that were infected with legionnaires' disease.

According to the public health department, many building owners have not responded to the government's request to inspect their cooling towers.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/08/31/legionnaires-disease-transparency.html

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 158 people infected, 10 deaths

Legionnaires' disease death toll rises to 10

Number of infected patients being admitted to hospital said to be tapering off

CBC News
Posted: Sep 1, 2012 1:14 PM ET
Last Updated: Sep 1, 2012 1:48 PM ET

Quebec's public health board says legionnaires' disease has claimed another victim in Quebec City, raising to 10 the number of people who have died from complications.

On Friday, the public health board said it was seeing fewer cases of infections caused by the disease. At that point, 158 people had been infected since July.
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The source of the outbreak is believed to be the cooling systems atop two buildings in Old Quebec. Local authorities have disinfected the cooling systems in more than 100 buildings.

Inspectors are currently reinspecintg about 30 buildings to make sure owners have complied with cleanup directives.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/09/01/legionnaires-disease-death-september.html

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 158 people infected, 10 deaths

Legionnaires' disease claims 10th victim in Quebec
09/01/2012 | The Canadian Press

An outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Quebec City has claimed its 10th victim.

Public health authorities say there have now been 165 cases since the outbreak began in mid-July.

The Quebec government ordered a public inquiry into the problem earlier this week.

The source is thought to be the cooling systems of two building towers.
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http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/life/health/article/222507--legionnaires-disease-claims-10th-victim-in-quebec

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 165 people infected, 10 deaths

Legionnaires' disease kills 10 in Quebec

From Colleen McEdwards, CNN
updated 3:09 AM EDT, Sun September 2, 2012

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Quebec authorities are still trying to pinpoint the origin of the outbreak
They urge building owners to set chlorine levels so bacteria can't grow
Legionnaires' disease can be fatal, though most people recover
An outbreak in Chicago this summer led to three deaths

(CNN) -- Ten people have died, out of 165 total cases, after contracting Legionnaires' disease in Quebec City, the provincial government said Saturday.

Canadian authorities have not publicly pinpointed the exact source of the outbreak. Results from samples may take until mid-September to come in, said Regional Directorate of Health. The agency said it is focusing on places frequented by those afflicted with the disease.

Health authorities are looking especially into cooling systems in two large buildings in Quebec, CNN affiliates CTV and CBC report. A government order has been issued requiring those who own or manage buildings in an unspecified target area to regulate levels of chlorine in the water so that the legionella bacteria -- which cause the disease -- cannot grow.

Quebecois should not have to change their daily habits due to the outbreak, the health department said, noting that healthy people are generally at low risk.

But those who develop tell-tale symptoms are encouraged to contact their doctor, the department said.

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/02/health/canada-quebec-legionnaires/index.html

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 169 people infected, 11 deaths

Legionnaires' death toll rises to 11 in Quebec, total of 169 cases

The Canadian Press
Published Sunday, Sep. 2, 2012 12:37PM EDT

QUEBEC -- Legionnaires' disease has claimed another life in Quebec City, bringing the total to 11 since the outbreak began in mid-July.

Public health officials have now confirmed 169 cases in all -- four more than on Saturday.

But officials say the outbreak is under control.

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Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/legionn...#ixzz25KsxNiCU

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 173 people infected, 11 deaths

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Four more Legionnaires cases
Posted By: Shuyee Lee slee@astral.com ? 9/3/2012 12:34:00 PM

The cases of Legionnaires Disease in the Quebec City region have climbed to 173.

It stood at 169 yesterday.

Eleven people have died so far of the disease...

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 176 people infected, 11 deaths- under control

Source: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/...853/story.html

Legionnaires? outbreak appears to be under control: Quebec City health chief
The Canadian Press September 7, 2012 4:01 PM

QUEBEC - Quebec City?s public health chief says the Legionnaires? disease outbreak that has plagued that city appears to be under control.
Dr. Francois Desbiens says the actions the city?s public health department have taken to get building owners in the outbreak zone to disinfect cooling towers appears to be bearing fruit.

The city reported one new case of Legionnaires? Friday, bringing the total in the outbreak to 176...

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 176 people infected, 12 deaths- under control

Source: http://www.globalmontreal.com/legion...845/story.html


Legionnaires' disease claims life of twelfth person in Quebec
Amanda Kelly, Global News : Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:30 PM

QUEBEC CITY - Public health officials have confirmed that another person has died after suffering complications caused by legionnaires? disease.

Although this is the twelfth person in Quebec to die after being diagnosed, authorities continue to maintain that the outbreak is under control...

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 177 people infected, 13 deaths- under control

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Legionnaires' disease claims 13th Quebec City victim
ctvmontreal.ca
Published Thursday, Sep. 13, 2012 4:11PM EDT

QUEBEC -- On Thursday, the 13th, a 13th victim was claimed by a killer outbreak legionnaires' disease in Quebec City.

The person fell ill on Aug. 29 -- the last date on which any new case was reported...

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 180 people infected, 13 deaths- under control

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/...ebec-city.html

New legionnaires' cases in Quebec City raise total to 180
13 people have died from the disease
CBC News
Posted: Sep 14, 2012 3:27 PM ET
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2012 1:47 PM ET

Three more cases of legionnaires' disease have been reported in Quebec City, bringing the total confirmed cases to 180 in the outbreak that has killed 13 people.

Health officials say the situation is under control, despite the most recent death reported just Thursday from the acute, sometimes fatal respiratory disease caused by the Legionella bacterium...

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Re: Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak: 180 people infected, 13 deaths- under control- likely source identified

Source: http://www.montrealgazette.com/Quebe...972/story.html

Quebec City authorities pinpoint likely source of Legionnaires? outbreak
By Aaron Derfel, THE GAZETTE September 19, 2012 4:50 PM

Public health authorities announced on Wednesday that they have pinpointed the probable source of the fatal outbreak of Legionnaire?s disease in Quebec City: a commercial-office building in the downtown centre of the provincial capital.

Laboratory technicians were able to match blood samples from 16 out of 17 patients who fell ill from the respiratory illness with water samples taken from the rooftop cooling tower at 320 Saint-Joseph St. E. That property houses the offices of the Centrale des syndicats du Qu?bec, and is next door to the Biblioth?que Gabrielle-Roy...

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Re: Canada: 2012 Quebec City legionnaires' disease outbreak

Source: http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/coroner-s...aths-1.1499705


Coroner: strict rules needed after 14 Legionnaire's deaths
CTV Montreal
Published Wednesday, October 16, 2013 2:07PM EDT
Last Updated Wednesday, October 16, 2013 2:24PM EDT

Family members of the 14 people who died in Quebec City in 2012 because of a disease spread through cooling towers say they will decide in the next two months whether they will launch a lawsuit.

Coroner Catherine Rudel-Tessier filed her report Tuesday that calls on the provincial government to create new regulations concerning cooling towers.

In 2012, 14 people died and more than 180 were infected with Legionnaire's disease, caused by bacteria that multiplied in a rooftop cooling tower in the Quebec City neighbourhood of St. Roch...