An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease linked to a state fair this month in North Carolina has grown to 25 confirmed cases, including one death, according to the state division of public health
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease linked to a state fair this month in North Carolina has grown to 25 confirmed cases, including one death, according to the state division of public health.
The source of the outbreak is under investigation but the North Carolina Division of Public Health said in an online post that many of the cases reported attending the NC Mountain State Fair in Fletcher between September 6 and 15.Authorities are looking at airborne droplets from water rides at the fair as a possible cause of the outbreak, Kelly Haight Connor, a spokeswoman for the state's Department of Health and Human Services, told CNN Thursday.
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