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Brookdale Vernon Hills outbreak increases to five cases

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February 19, 2020

Elliot Olsen has regained millions for people harmed by Legionnaires’ disease. If you or a family member were sickened in this Brookdale Vernon Hills outbreak, please call Elliot at (612) 337-6126 for a free consultation. A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the Brookdale Vernon Hills senior living community center in suburban Chicago has increased after two new cases were identified. Brookdale Vernon Hills is the sixth senior facility in Illinois being investigated for a legionellosis outbreak…

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Florida prison outbreak up to 23 sickened

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February 12, 2020

BacteriaFlorida prison outbreak up to 23 sickened — A Florida prison outbreak of Legionnaires' disease has hit 23 cases.

Elliot Olsen has regained millions for people harmed by Legionnaires’ disease. If you or a family member have been sickened by Legionnaires’ disease, please call Elliot at (612) 337-6126 for a free consultation. A women’s work prison in Florida’s Sumter County is dealing with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak of 23 confirmed cases after five more cases were announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The outbreak is the largest…

Vernon Hills outbreak: Three cases of Legionnaires' disease were confirmed at Brookdale Vernon Hills retirement home – already Illinois' sixth LD incident at a senior home in 2020. One victim, Bernard Stewart, has died.

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Vernon Hills outbreak is Illinois’ 6th at a senior home in 2020; one is dead

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February 7, 2020

Elliot Olsen has regained millions for people harmed by Legionnaires’ disease. If you or a family member were sickened in this Vernon Hills outbreak, please call Elliot at (612) 337-6126 for a free consultation. Illinois senior living facilities continue to struggle with Legionnaires’ disease as Brookdale Vernon Hills became the sixth to report an outbreak in 2020. Health officials confirmed that one person has died and two others were sickened by the pneumonia-like respiratory illness.…

Health officials in North Carolina said a Mountain State Fair hot tub display was the probable source of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in which four people died and more than 130 were sickened.

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Hot tub display likely source of North Carolina outbreak: officials

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February 5, 2020

Elliot Olsen has regained millions for people harmed by Legionnaires’ disease. If you or a family member were sickened by a state fair hot tub display, please call Elliot at (612) 337-6126 for a free consultation. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released its final report on last fall’s Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in which four people died and more than 130 others sickened, identifying the most likely cause as a hot tub display at…

Illinois health officials are investigating a Plainfield outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a senior home in Plainfield – the fifth Legionnaires incident in the state this month, all affecting residents of retirement homes.

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Plainfield outbreak is already Illinois’ 5th Legionnaires incident in 2020

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January 28, 2020

Elliot Olsen has regained millions for people harmed by Legionnaires’ disease. If you or a family member were affected by this Plainfield outbreak, please call Elliot at (612) 337-6126 for a free consultation. Illinois health officials are investigating a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at a senior home in Plainfield – already the fifth Legionnaires incident in the state this month, all affecting residents of retirement homes. Two residents at Lakewood Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center were…

Carol Stream outbreak: Two retirees have died and a third was sickened in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak being investigated by Illinois health officials. Carol Stream is a village of about 40,000 people in DuPage County, about 34 miles west of the Chicago Loop.

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Carol Stream outbreak: 3 stricken, 2 dead in Illinois

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January 21, 2020

Elliot Olsen has regained millions for people harmed by Legionnaires’ disease. If you or a family member were affected by this Carol Stream outbreak, please call Elliot at (612) 337-6126 for a free consultation. Two Carol Stream retirement home residents have died, and a third was sickened, in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak being investigated by Illinois health officials. Officials for the Covenant Living at Windsor Park retirement home did not release any other information on…

Chicago outbreak: Public health officials in Chicago are investigating three Legionnaires’ disease cases at two nursing homes on the city's North Side: Balmoral and The Admiral at the Lake (below).

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Chicago outbreak: Two nursing homes, three sickened

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January 13, 2020

Elliot Olsen has regained millions for people harmed by Legionnaires’ disease. If you or a family member were sickened in a Chicago outbreak, please call Elliot at (612) 337-6126 for a free consultation. Public health officials in Chicago are investigating the New Year’s first Legionnaires’ disease cases at not one but two North Side nursing homes. Two residents at Balmoral Nursing Home (2055 West Balmoral) and one resident at The Admiral at the Lake (929…

2019 Legionnaires outbreaks: Legionnaires’ disease is seemingly setting records yearly in the United States. Last year was no different.

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2019 Legionnaires outbreaks: Another busy year for Legionella

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January 5, 2020

Elliot Olsen has regained millions for people harmed by Legionnaires’ disease. If you or a family member were sickened in one of these 2019 Legionnaires outbreaks, please call Elliot at (612) 337-6126 for a free consultation. Legionnaires’ disease is a water-borne illness that’s seemingly setting new records year after the year in the United States – the types of records nobody wants to see. While early reports indicate that Legionnaires cases in the U.S. were…

Officials are investigating Central DuPage Hospital in suburban Chicago after three cases of Legionnaires’ disease were diagnosed in patients.

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Central DuPage Hospital focus of outbreak investigation

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December 16, 2019

Elliot Olsen has regained millions of dollars for people harmed by Legionnaires’ disease. If you or a family member were sickened in this Central DuPage Hospital outbreak, please call Elliot at (612) 337-6126 for a free consultation. Public health officials are investigating whether Central DuPage Hospital in suburban Chicago is the source for three cases of Legionnaires’ disease diagnosed at the hospital. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and DuPage County Health Department (DCHD)…

The Arkansas Department of Health said test results from water samples at the Garland Towers & Garden Apartments, an Arkansas senior residence in Hot Springs, revealed the existence of live Legionella bacteria. Two residents were confirmed with Legionnaires’ disease in early November.

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Arkansas senior residence positive for ‘live’ Legionella

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November 25, 2019

Elliot Olsen has regained millions of dollars for people harmed by Legionnaires’ disease. If you or a family member contracted Legionnaires at an Arkansas senior residence, please call Elliot at (612) 337-6126 for a free consultation. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) said test results from water samples at an Arkansas senior residence revealed the existence of live Legionella bacteria. Testing was ordered after two tenants at the Garland Towers & Garden Apartments were diagnosed…

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Brookdale Vernon Hills outbreak increases to five cases

Florida prison outbreak up to 23 sickened

Vernon Hills outbreak is Illinois’ 6th at a senior home in 2020; one is dead

Hot tub display likely source of North Carolina outbreak: officials

Plainfield outbreak is already Illinois’ 5th Legionnaires incident in 2020

Carol Stream outbreak: 3 stricken, 2 dead in Illinois

Chicago outbreak: Two nursing homes, three sickened

2019 Legionnaires outbreaks: Another busy year for Legionella

Central DuPage Hospital focus of outbreak investigation

Arkansas senior residence positive for ‘live’ Legionella

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