Legionnaires outbreak reported
An outbreak of legionnaires’ disease has been happening in east-end Montreal and two people have died from it. This disease isn’t caused by interpersonal contagion: the pathogen percolates in ill-maintained air conditioning systems.
jeather 13:45 on 2021-08-04 Permalink
My father once had it! (It’s unclear from where.) It’s any warm standing water, so malfunctioning water tanks also.
Andrew 13:48 on 2021-08-04 Permalink
That’s a very large area to search. There was a similar story last year in LaSalle ( http://mtlcityweblog.com/2020/09/25/lasalle-sees-legionnaires-outbreak/ ) and they never found the source. People just stopped getting sick.
Ephraim 17:20 on 2021-08-04 Permalink
Doesn’t have to be in air conditioners. It’s water standing at room temperature that isn’t treated. Water needs to be at a very cold or very hot temperature.