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NJ Hotel Tells Guests Not To Shower Amid Legionnaires' Concerns NJ Hotel Tells Guests Not To Shower Amid Legionnaires' Concerns
NJ Hotel Tells Guests Not To Shower Amid Legionnaires' Concerns Guests at a Newark Airport hotel are being urged to take a bath instead of a shower as Legionnaire's bacteria was found in water samples. The Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel in a letter to guests said a "remediation process" is underway in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Health and the City of Elizabeth Department of Health and Human Services. The hotel had been taking water samples after two guests contracted Legionnaires’ disease, a serious type of pneumonia, after travel to the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel during the last year.  "It …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Legionnaire's Outbreak Probed In Bergen, Passaic Counties: State Health Officials Legionnaire's Outbreak Probed In Bergen, Passaic Counties: State Health Officials
Legionnaire's Outbreak Probed In Bergen, Passaic Counties: State Health Officials The New Jersey Department of Health announced is investigating a possible cluster of Legionnaires' disease in Passaic and Bergen Counties, officials announced this week. The state DOH said Wednesday, Aug. 9 there were nine confirmed cases in Passaic County and one in Bergen County. The onset of symptoms occurred from May to August. An investigation is ongoing as to what caused the possible outbreak, the NJDOH said. The DOH did not disclose specific towns. “Early diagnosis is key to effectively treating Legionnaires’ disease,” said New Jersey Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Kaitlan Baston.&n…

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by Sam Barron
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Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Probed In Bergen, Passaic Towns: Health Department Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Probed In Bergen, Passaic Towns: Health Department
Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Probed In Bergen, Passaic Towns: Health Department A potential outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease is being investigated in several adjacent towns in Bergen and Passaic County, the health department reports. A total of seven cases have been confirmed with one “suspected” case still being investigated, the New Jersey Department of Health said in a Thursday release. The cases — which are treatable with antibiotics but have an incubation period of up to two weeks — were reported between Nov. 9 and Dec. 21. Legionnaire’s disease can occur when a person inhales aerosolized water — typically from cooling towers, hot tubs, plumbing systems, decorat…

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by Valerie Musson
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Disease-Causing Bacteria Found In Central Jersey Drinking Water Disease-Causing Bacteria Found In Central Jersey Drinking Water
Disease-Causing Bacteria Found In Central Jersey Drinking Water Bacteria that causes a certain type of pneumonia was found in a majority of water samples from about 30 Central Jersey homes, authorities announced. Legionella bacteria — which causes Legionnaires' disease — was found in water samples collected from more than half of 30 homes within several municipalities served by Trenton Water Works (TWW), the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) said Saturday, Oct. 15.  The samples were taken from homes in Trenton, Ewing, and parts of Lawrence and Hopewell Township served by TWW. The testing was conducted in September 2022 following the detectio…

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by Cecilia Levine
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More Cases, Another Death Reported In NJ Legionnaires' Outbreak More Cases, Another Death Reported In NJ Legionnaires' Outbreak
More Cases, Another Death Reported In NJ Legionnaires' Outbreak Five more people have contracted Legionnaires’ disease in Mercer County, and there has been a third fatality since the outbreak began last summer, authorities said. A total of nine cases of the disease -- a type of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria -- are under investigation by the New Jersey Department of Health.  Hamilton Township initially announced that there were four cases of Legionnaires' a year ago, NJ Advance Media reported. “There is concern that Legionella may be present in other buildings and homes in the area,” Hamilton and state officials said in a statement.&…

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by Jon Craig
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Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Reported In Union County, 5 Dead Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Reported In Union County, 5 Dead
Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Reported In Union County, 5 Dead The state Department of Health Friday said five people who live in or have visited Union County have recently died of Legionnaires’ disease, a form of pneumonia that’s especially dangerous to the very young, the very old and those with compromised immune systems. A total of 22 people contracted the illness between March 8 and mid-May, state officials said. The state is working with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate the outbreak. State officials have declined to name a town within Union County where the outbreak may have started while it works the federal…

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by Paul Milo