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Seven Legionnaire's Disease Cases Found In Mercer County Water System: Health Department Seven Legionnaire's Disease Cases Found In Mercer County Water System: Health Department
Seven Legionnaire's Disease Cases Found In Mercer County Water System: Health Department Legionnaires’ Disease has been detected in the Trenton Water Works water supply, state authorities said. Seven people contracted the disease and two people have died since October 2022 in Mercer County, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. The seven newest cases occurred in Trenton, Ewing Township, Lawrence Township, and Hamilton Township, the state said. People cannot get Legionnaires’ disease by drinking water that has Legionella, the state said. This has been an ongoing problem in Mercer County. Five cases and one death were reported in Hamilton Township from December 2021…

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by Jon Craig