A deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in North Carolina may stem from hot tubs that were on display inside an event center last month during a state fair, state health officials said Thursday.
One person has died among 116 confirmed cases of the airborne lung infection, North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday. Another eight people have come down with Pontiac fever, a milder form of the disease, and 80 patients in all have been hospitalized.
" Early findings suggest low levels of Legionella were able to grow in hot tubs or elsewhere at the event center, leading to exposure through breathing in aerosolized water that contained the bacteria, health officials said. The Davis Event Center is closed while staff work to"minimize water aerosolization opportunities," state health officials said, citing the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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