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WORLD'S FIRST: Legionnaires' Transplants Kills 1 In PA, CDC WORLD'S FIRST: Legionnaires' Transplants Kills 1 In PA, CDC
World'S First: Legionnaires' Transplants Kills 1 In PA, CDC Pennsylvania is making history – for the wrong reason – with the first known cases of Legionnaires' disease in organ donations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A bacteria that can cause the deadly lung disease – commonly known as Legionnaires' – has been found in two Pennsylvania lung transplant patients. The transplants were given by a single donor in Philadelphia in May 2022, according to a CDC release on Friday, Sept. 15.  The Pennsylvania Department of Health was notified in July 2022 and the patients learned they had the disease in June.  …

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Legionnaires' Outbreak Probe Continues In Lancaster: County Officials Legionnaires' Outbreak Probe Continues In Lancaster: County Officials
Legionnaires' Outbreak Probe Continues In Lancaster: County Officials A bacteria that can cause the deadly lung disease – commonly known as Legionnaires' – has been found six more times since officials learned of an infected inmate in Pennsylvania. Lancaster County Prison was notified that a former inmate tested positive at a State County Institution for Legionnaires' Disease also known as Legionella Pneumonia on Friday, Aug. 11.  A probe of the prison was launched on Aug. 21, and trace amounts of Legionella were found in a sink "within the cell where the inmate resided within the prison’s Medical Housing Unit," Lancaster County Commissioners O…

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Passport-Less PA Polyglot Documents Walk From Ukraine To Poland On TikTok Passport-Less PA Polyglot Documents Walk From Ukraine To Poland On TikTok
Passport-Less PA Polyglot Documents Walk From Ukraine To Poland On TikTok What does a 20-something who’s never traveled alone before do when they want to become a journalist and are interested in learning firsthand about the tensions between Russia and Ukraine? Manny Marotta, 25, of Pittsburgh, decided to fly to Ukraine and experience what impending war is really like. I feel bad for my parents: their son has made a unilateral and impulsive decision to go document the current most dangerous place on earth. The next 30 days are going to be a nonstop heart attack for them. But I can’t wait to prove them wrong when I come home safely. — Manny Marotta (@MannyMar…

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Families Successfully Flee Ukraine With Help Of Pennsylvanians Families Successfully Flee Ukraine With Help Of Pennsylvanians
Families Successfully Flee Ukraine With Help Of Pennsylvanians As the world watches Russian soldiers invade Ukraine, thousands of people are taking action to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country Pennsylvanians are no exception. Agata Czopek, of Harrisburg, is one of the many people stepping up to help and encouraging her community to join her. Czopek studied in Poland at Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, she has been the director of the International Institute for Exchange Programs for more than 10 years and has traveled extensively– both personally and professionally, according to her social media. Over the years she has be…

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