Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacterium, which is found in fresh water, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sheraton Atlanta hotel cleared to reopen after outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease
August 16, 2019By
A hotel in downtown Atlanta is reopening its doors to visitors after it closed last month so that health officials could investigate an outbreak of potentially deadly Legionnaires’ disease linked to the premises.
Deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak at Atlanta hotel is the largest on record in Georgia
August 15, 2019By
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease tied to a prominent Atlanta hotel is the largest recorded Legionella outbreak in Georgia, an official with the public health department told CNN on Sunday.
