12 Confirmed/ 66 probable cases of legionnaires' disease at Sheraton Atlanta - 1 death

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Confirmed cases of legionnaires' disease at Sheraton Atlanta
By FOX 5 News
Posted Jul 15 2019 06:28PM EDT
Updated Jul 15 2019 06:44PM EDT

ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Health officials and managers at the Sheraton Atlanta in downtown said they are working hard to find the source after confirmed cases of legionnaires' disease. The cases have prompted a voluntary shut down of the hotel.

The Georgia Department of Public Health released the following statement Monday:

?Late this afternoon the Sheraton Atlanta voluntarily decided to temporarily close until the source of the Legionella is located and remediation is complete. Questions about their decision to close and relocation of guests should be directed to the Sheraton Atlanta.?...

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Health officials: 5 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease after staying at downtown Atlanta hotel
By FOX 5 News
Posted Jul 16 2019 04:48PM EDT
Video Posted Jul 16 2019 11:06PM EDT
Updated Jul 16 2019 11:09PM EDT

ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Georgia health officials said Tuesday the number of cases of people who have contracted Legionnaires' disease during their stay at a downtown Atlanta hotel has risen to five.

Health officials confirmed the five cases but stressed that while each patient stayed at Sheraton Atlanta hotel, they do not yet have evidence directly linking the hotel as the source...

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Health officials: 6th Legionnaires' disease case confirmed after stay at Atlanta hotel
By FOX 5 News
Posted Jul 17 2019 05:45PM EDT
Updated Jul 17 2019 05:54PM EDT

ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Health officials said another case of Legionnaires' disease has been diagnosed in a person who recently stayed at a downtown Atlanta hotel.

As of Wednesday, six people have confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease, health officials said. The common link is they stayed at the Sheraton Atlanta, officials said.

Tests still have not come back from the hotel giving any positive indication the bacteria is present there, but hotel management was not taking any chances Monday when the first three cases came to light. They swiftly closed their doors, relocated 450 guests, and worked to rebook some upcoming reservations...

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Hotel shutdown in Atlanta due to Legionnaires disease outbreak
by NBC News ChannelSaturday, July 27th 2019
Courtesy: NBC News Channel

ATLANTA ? After a hotel in Atlanta shut down on July 15th because of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak, another case has been announced.

This is the 11th case of the disease linked to the Sheraton Atlanta hotel announced by the Georgia Department of Health.

It is also the fifth case found by health officials this week...

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Source: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/hot...ease/971013309


HOTEL UPDATE: 11 confirmed, 55 probable cases of Legionnaires' disease
Updated: Jul 29, 2019 - 4:09 PM

ATLANTA - Authorities now say there are 11 lab-confirmed cases of Legionnaires? disease and 55 probably cases of Legionnaires? disease related to the outbreak at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel.

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health and the Fulton County Board of Health, there are no reported deaths due to Legionnaires? disease among hotel guests.

Probably causes are people who had illness consistent with Legionnaires? disease, including pneumonia diagnosed by a clinician or chest X-ray, but without laboratory confirmation...

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Source: https://www.wabe.org/georgia-officia...aires-disease/

Georgia Officials Believe Dozens More Likely Stricken With Legionnaires? Disease
Jim Burress ? Aug 5, 2019

More than 2,000 people attended the American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976, the year of the nation?s bicentennial.

When it was all said and done, 182 of those ?Legionnaires? had contracted a mysterious illness. Twenty-nine died.

Atlanta is in the midst of a Legionnaires? disease outbreak, after 11 confirmed cases were linked to the downtown Sheraton Atlanta Hotel. State health officials said 57 more cases were suspected to be Legionnaires?.

WABE?s Jim Burress sat down with Georgia Health News editor Andy Miller to talk about the outbreak...

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Source: https://www.gpbnews.org/post/first-d...probable-cases

First Death Confirmed In Atlanta Legionella Outbreak; 61 'Probable' Cases
By Ellen Eldridge ? 13 hours ago

The first death from Legionnaires' disease related to an outbreak of Legionella at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Atlanta was confirmed Tuesday by the Georgia Department of Public Health.

There are now 12 lab-confirmed cases of Legionnaires? disease, including one death, and 61 probable cases, DPH spokeswoman Nancy Nydam said Tuesday. That's up from 55 suspected cases and 11 confirmed...

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Legionnaires' disease outbreak at Atlanta hotel is now largest ever recorded in Georgia, health official says
By Madeline Farber | Fox News


An outbreak of Legionnaires? disease linked to an Atlanta hotel is now considered to be the largest ever recorded in Georgia, a state health official told Fox News.

Nancy Nydam, director of communications at the Georgia Department of Public Health, said Monday that the outbreak at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel ?is the largest recorded Legionella outbreak in Georgia.?

At least one person has died as a result, Nydam confirmed to Fox News last week. At the time, she said there were also 12 lab-confirmed cases of the disease, including the one death, and another 61 ?probable cases.? There are now 63 probable cases, Nydam said Monday...

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Sheraton Atlanta reopens after Legionnaires' outbreak
By FOX 5 News
Posted Aug 15 2019 05:35PM EDT
Video Posted Aug 15 2019 06:13PM EDT
Updated Aug 15 2019 06:39PM EDT

ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Health officials said they now know the source of a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak at a downtown Atlanta hotel.

Health officials announced Thursday afternoon the cooling tower and a decorative fountain in the atrium of the Sheraton Atlanta both tested positive for the presence of Legionella bacteria.
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The hotel has been closed since July 14, when the first cases were confirmed. Since then, hotel management has done extensive remediation to the entire water distribution system including those two areas.

Health officials said the hotel is good to reopen following Thursday?s inspect, but they will continue to monitor.

According to state health officials, 13 lab-confirmed cases of Legionnaires? disease, including one death have been linked to the hotel as 66 probable cases...