Posted on 08.07.20
Coronavirus shutdown causes new risk at CDC: Legionnaire’s disease
Source: https://www.cnn.com/, August 7, 2020
By: Maggie Fox
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has closed several buildings it leases in Atlanta because Legionella bacteria have been found in their water systems — bacteria that likely grew because of the prolonged pandemic shutdown.
It’s a problem that people across the country need to be on the lookout for, the CDC says. The bacteria, which can cause deadly pneumonia, grow in warm or stagnant water. Read more.
