Alabama: Health officials investigate possible Legionella pneumonia outbreak in Florence

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Health officials investigate possible Legionella pneumonia outbreak in Florence
Posted: Oct 14, 2013 12:57 PM EDT Updated: Oct 14, 2013 4:51 PM EDT
By Bliss Bowman Wade - email

FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) -

The Alabama Department of Public Health is studying an increase in Legionella pneumonia cases in Florence.

The usual number of cases of Legionella in northwest Alabama is about four cases a year. Because two patients with the disease were reported to the Lauderdale County Health Department during the first week of October, the health department worked with local hospitals and doctors to find other patients with Legionella.

So far, the health department has identified 10 patients with Legionella pneumonia and is looking at five other possible cases...

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Legionnaires' outbreak seen in northwest Alabama
Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 4:07 pm
Associated Press

Health officials are investigating an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease apparently centered at a northwest Alabama nursing home.

Eleven lab-confirmed cases have been seen in the Florence area. Another eight pneumonia illnesses are being investigated as possibly also Legionnaires'...

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Department of Health ties Legionella outbreak to Florence nursing home
Posted: Friday, October 18, 2013 1:19 pm | Updated: 1:55 pm, Fri Oct 18, 2013.

FLORENCE, Ala. (WAAY) - The Alabama Department of Public Health has linked all known cases of a Legionella pneumonia outbreak in Florence to Glenwood Nursing Home facility.

The Alabama Department of Public Health reports that there are 13 patients with confirmed Legionella pneumonia. Ten patients are suspected to have had Legionella pneumonia but test results on these patients are not back from the laboratory. One death from Legionella pneumonia is included in the 13 reported cases. No new patients have been identified since Oct. 10...

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Officials narrow source of Legionella to 2 Shoals businesses
Posted: Oct 21, 2013 5:35 PM EDT Updated: Oct 21, 2013 6:04 PM EDT
By Bliss Bowman Wade - email

A recent outbreak of Legionella pneumonia has been associated with the Glenwood Nursing Home.

FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) -

Health officials say they've identified potential sources of the Legionella outbreak that's killed one and 14 others...

..Positive cultures were found from three different cooling towers - two at Regency Square Mall and another at Southwire...