Officials have contacted Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital where the person had been a patient and are dictating infection ...

Massachusetts health officials are investigating a Legionnaires' disease case at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital.

Massachusetts health officials are investigating one case of health care-associated Legionnaires' disease involving a patient ...

Legionnaires’ disease is a serious form of pneumonia that is caused by the Legionella bacteria, a water-borne organism found ...

Dr. Todd Ellerin discusses Legionnaires' disease and the recent discovery of a case within Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham.

The Massachusetts State Department of Health is investigating a case of Legionnaires’ disease at Beth Israel Deaconess ...

Legionnaires’ disease is caused by Legionella bacteria occurring naturally in freshwater environments and complex air conditioning cooling systems.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has confirmed that a patient contracted Legionella bacteria while seeking treatment at the hospital, part of Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey ...

Quarterly testing revealed the bacteria in sinks, showers and water cooling towers at Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans ...

The family of a woman who died of Legionnaires’ disease after bacteria was found at her apartment and at the casino she ...

DOCTORS SAY WATER MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITALS IS KEY BECAUSE THE BACTERIA THAT CAUSES LEGIONNAIRES SPREADS IN WATER DROPLETS. THE DISEASE IS RARE, BUT IT CAN CAUSE SEVERE PNEUMONIA THAT CAN LEAD TO DEATH.