SoCal couple battles Legionnaires' disease after staying at San Jose hotel; bacteria found in pool and hot tub
Health officials confirmed they've tested a pool and hot tub at Aloft San Jose Cupertino after a couple staying at the hotel contracted Legionnaires'.Santa Clara County health officials confirmed they've tested a pool and hot tub at Aloft San Jose Cupertino after a couple staying at the hotel contracted Legionnaires'.Long Beach residents Dan and Rita Miles visited San Jose on June 25 and 26.
They'd been experiencing exhaustion, upset stomachs, fevers and more in the days prior. These are symptoms the couple initially thought could be linked to food poisoning. The couple said their three daughters immediately thought back to the late-June visit and reached out to Santa Clara County Public Health officials and Aloft San Jose Cupertino.Deadly Legionnaires' outbreak linked to Napa Co. hotel's contaminated cooling tower: Official
Of the samples collected at the hotel a sample collected from the spa filter confirmed the presence of Legionella , which was confirmed in test results. The spa is closed as it undergoes the CDC-recommended specific decontamination process. The hotel will notify DEH when the decontamination process is completed, and the spa will be resampled to verify there is no presence of Legionella before the spa is authorized to reopen.
An official inspection shared with KGO uncovered no detectable levels of chlorine was found in the water samples collected at Aloft San Jose Cupertino.Napa County officials say Legionnaires' outbreak traced to 2 more sites In response, Rita shared, "Please don't let that be the reason that you are not testing. Because your not putting chlorine in it doesn't mean the pool doesn't have to be tested. You have to have records you have to maintain. These are people's lives that we're dealing with."
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