New Hampshire health officials have now confirmed seven cases of Legionnaires’ disease connected to an area of downtown Lincoln in June and July.Previously, five cases of Legionnaires’ disease had been linked to the area.The Department of Health and Human Services said remediation efforts to eliminate Legionella bacteria from a cooling tower behind the Riverwalk Resort earlier this month were successful.”The negative test results received today are good news and demonstrate the effectiveness of the cleaning and disinfection of the cooling tower,” said Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state epidemiologist. “Therefore, we do not believe there is currently elevated risk for Legionella infection from this cooling tower.”The state said it will continue to monitor the facility to prevent regrowth of the bacteria.This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information comes in.
New Hampshire health officials have now confirmed seven cases of Legionnaires’ disease connected to an area of downtown Lincoln in June and July.
Previously, five cases of Legionnaires’ disease had been linked to the area.
The Department of Health and Human Services said remediation efforts to eliminate Legionella bacteria from a cooling tower behind the Riverwalk Resort earlier this month were successful.
“The negative test results received today are good news and demonstrate the effectiveness of the cleaning and disinfection of the cooling tower,” said Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state epidemiologist. “Therefore, we do not believe there is currently elevated risk for Legionella infection from this cooling tower.”
The state said it will continue to monitor the facility to prevent regrowth of the bacteria.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information comes in.
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