New Hampshire health officials have confirmed seven cases of Legionnaires’ disease in downtown Lincoln in June and July. Previously, there had been five cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the area. The Department of Health and Human Services announced successful remediation efforts to remove Legionnaires’ bacteria from a cooling tower behind Riverwalk Resort earlier this month. “The negative test results received today are good news and demonstrate the effectiveness of the cleaning and disinfection of the cooling tower,” said state epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chang. “Therefore, we do not believe there is an increased risk of Legionnaires’ disease infection from this cooling tower at this time.” The state said it will continue to monitor the facility to prevent regrowth of the bacteria. This is an ongoing story and will be updated as new information becomes available.
New Hampshire health officials have confirmed seven cases of Legionnaires’ disease in downtown Lincoln in June and July.
Previously, there had been five cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the area.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has been working to improve Legionnaire Earlier this month, they successfully tested bacteria collected from a cooling tower behind the Riverwalk Resort.
“The negative test results we received today are good news and demonstrate the effectiveness of our cleaning and disinfection of the cooling towers,” said state epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan. “Therefore, we do not believe there is an increased risk of transmission at this time.” Legionnaire It’s an infection from this cooling tower.”
The state said it would continue to monitor the facility to prevent the bacteria from growing again.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
