One person has died and 11 others sickened by Legionnaires’ disease in California’s Napa County, health officials say.
One person died and 11 others were sickened by Legionnaires’ disease in California’s Napa County, health officials said, including three people who are still hospitalized with the rare illness.
Three people remained hospitalized Wednesday, and one of those patients was on a ventilator, Relucio said. The other eight recovered.“If a cooling tower is contaminated with the bacteria, it can disseminate for up to a mile,” Relucio said. Relucio said health officials have not identified any hotel guests or employees who contracted the disease — although the incubation period can be 14 days.
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