A Legionnaires' disease outbreak of three illnesses at Arlington Court Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center make it the site of the seventh Columbus outbreak of LD since last May.

One Columbus outbreak after another (so it seems)

March 10, 2020

Ohio health officials are investigating a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak of three cases at an Upper Arlington nursing facility in suburban Columbus.

Upper Arlington nursing facility records third illness in five months

March 2, 2020

Lake County outbreak: Illinois health officials said Legionella was discovered in four places at Brookdale Vernon Hills, where five residents have become ill with Legionnaires’ disease. One victim has died.

Lake County outbreak: Legionella found in four locations

February 25, 2020

Brookdale Vernon Hills outbreak increases to five cases

February 19, 2020

A Florida prison outbreak of Legionnaires' disease has hit 23 cases.

Florida prison outbreak up to 23 sickened

February 12, 2020

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.

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

February 7, 2020

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.

Hot tub display likely source of North Carolina outbreak: officials

February 5, 2020

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.

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

January 28, 2020

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.

Carol Stream outbreak: 3 stricken, 2 dead in Illinois

January 21, 2020

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).

Chicago outbreak: Two nursing homes, three sickened

January 13, 2020

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