Officials have contacted Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital where the person had been a patient and are dictating infection ...

Massachusetts health officials are investigating one case of health care-associated Legionnaires' disease involving a patient ...

Massachusetts health officials are investigating a Legionnaires' disease case at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital.

Dr. Todd Ellerin discusses Legionnaires' disease and the recent discovery of a case within Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham.

The Massachusetts State Department of Health is investigating a case of Legionnaires’ disease at Beth Israel Deaconess ...

Legionnaires’ disease is caused by Legionella bacteria occurring naturally in freshwater environments and complex air conditioning cooling systems.

DOCTORS SAY WATER MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITALS IS KEY BECAUSE THE BACTERIA THAT CAUSES LEGIONNAIRES SPREADS IN WATER DROPLETS. THE DISEASE IS RARE, BUT IT CAN CAUSE SEVERE PNEUMONIA THAT CAN LEAD TO DEATH.

Legionnaires’ disease is a serious form of pneumonia that is caused by the Legionella bacteria, a water-borne organism found ...

There has been a spike in a potentially deadly disease linked to dirty spa pools in New Zealand. Health New Zealand said ...

Massachusetts health officials are investigating one case of health care-associated Legionnaires' disease involving a patient at a Boston-area hospital.