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Outbreak of Legionnaires? disease may be traced back to NC casino, officials say
By Abbie Bennett
November 21, 2018 04:57 PM
Updated 42 minutes ago
North Carolina health officials are investigating several cases of Legionnaires? disease in people who visited a western North Carolina casino resort.
Three cases of the disease are being investigated in people who visited the Harrah?s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee, North Carolina from May 2018 through November, according to a news release from the Jackson County Department of Public Health and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians Public Health and Human Services on Wednesday.
Health officials said it ?cannot be confirmed whether any of the cases were exposed to? the bacteria that causes the disease while visiting the resort because the bacteria is ?naturally occurring in the environment and has up to a 14-day incubation period, making it difficult to pinpoint exact location of exposure.?...
Outbreak of Legionnaires? disease may be traced back to NC casino, officials say
By Abbie Bennett
November 21, 2018 04:57 PM
Updated 42 minutes ago
North Carolina health officials are investigating several cases of Legionnaires? disease in people who visited a western North Carolina casino resort.
Three cases of the disease are being investigated in people who visited the Harrah?s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee, North Carolina from May 2018 through November, according to a news release from the Jackson County Department of Public Health and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians Public Health and Human Services on Wednesday.
Health officials said it ?cannot be confirmed whether any of the cases were exposed to? the bacteria that causes the disease while visiting the resort because the bacteria is ?naturally occurring in the environment and has up to a 14-day incubation period, making it difficult to pinpoint exact location of exposure.?...