A mother-of-four has become the fifth person to die following the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, police said today. June Miles, 56, from Barrow, was treated in ...

Recent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have been linked to U.S. cruise ship hot tubs, according to reports. Private outdoor hot tubs on the balconies of two cruise ships were pinpointed as ...

A second person has died of Legionnaires' disease following an outbreak in Cumbria, health officials said today. A woman aged in her 50s died overnight becoming the second victim of the disease ...

A rehab facility is testing and looking into the possibility of legionella at the facility. Troy Rehab and Healthcare ...

Officials are investigating a possible outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at a Florida elementary school after a kindergarten teacher died. Katherine Pennington, 61, died on Nov. 24 after testing ...

Legionnaires’ disease is a serious form of pneumonia ... and cases typically result in an investigation to prevent an outbreak. Florida Department of Health officials confirmed there is an ...

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Last year, there were 16 outbreaks on cruise ships, from norovirus, salmonella, E. coli or other unidentified pathogens that ...

Legionnaires is a serious form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. It is usually spread through the air. Hospitals are frequent sites of outbreaks of the disease. The disease can be more ...

Health officials say the “often crowded, semi-enclosed” cruise ship environment can facilitate the spread of diseases and ...

Legionnaires’ disease is a serious form of pneumonia ... and cases typically result in an investigation to prevent an outbreak. Florida Department of Health officials confirmed there is an ...