The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is investigating a potential outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease at Phelphs Hospital in Rolla, Missouri. Four cases have been identified among previously hospitalized patients.
The DHSS issued a warning to healthcare providers and anyone in the public who may have been in contact with a water source at the hospital. While the DHSS is investigating the outbreak, Phelps Health is monitoring and testing its water system and providing patients with information on Legionnaire’s disease.
To read more about the potential outbreak in Missouri, click here.
For more information on Legionnaires’ disease, check out the National Academies of Sciences Management of Legionella in Water Systems Report here.
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Potential Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak at Missouri Hospital was last modified: January 25th, 2022 by zacherlaw