An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease linked to a state fair this month in North Carolina has grown to 79 confirmed cases, including 55 hospitalizations and one death, according to the state division of public health
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease linked to a state fair this month in North Carolina has grown to 79 confirmed cases, including 55 hospitalizations and one death, according to the state division of public health.
Authorities haven't pinpointed the source of the outbreak, but the division of public health said in an online post that many of the people reported attending the NC Mountain State Fair in Fletcher, outside Asheville, between September 6 and 15. Authorities are looking at airborne droplets from water rides at the fair as a possible cause of the outbreak, Kelly Haight Connor, a spokeswoman for the state's Department of Health and Human Services, told CNN Thursday.
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