USA- Quincy: Legionnaires’ disease case reported in Veteran’s Home resident

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The Illinois Department of Public Health reported last week of a Legionnaires’ disease case in a resident of the Illinois Veteran’s Home in Quincy (IVHQ). The patient has since been treated and released from the hospital.

In 2015, a large Legionnaires’ disease outbreak was reported at IVHQ where dozens were sickened and a number of deaths were reported.

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