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9, the Division of Public Health has confirmed 134 cases of Legionnaires’ disease or Pontiac Fever in residents of multiple states and North Carolina counties who attended the 2019 NC. CDC - Public Health Media Library. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. In 2017, the most recent year for which data is available, there were 213 cases of Legionnaires' disease in North Carolina – about 2 cases per 100,000 people. Although rare, the disease can spread.

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82 Cases Legionella Western North Carolina U.s

FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — Confirmed cases in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in western North Carolina have grown to over 50, but health officials still aren’t sure whether the illness originated from this month’s Mountain State Fair.

The Department of Health and Human Services says 53 laboratory-confirmed cases of the disease have been reported as of Thursday. One death was previously reported this week, and most of the patients have required hospitalization.

82 Cases Legionella Western North Carolina County

Legionnaires’ disease is a bacterial pneumonia that develops when someone breathes in mist or water that contains the bacteria into their lungs.

82 Cases Legionella Western North Carolina State

Many patients attended the fair. DHHS said on Friday that health officials visiting the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center — where the annual fair ended Sept. 15 — couldn’t locate any mist or water vapor source to pose a bacteria risk.