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Legionnaires’ disease source may be contaminated water droplets near a resort, NH officials say

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LINCOLN, N.H. — Five people who developed Legionnaires’ disease in Lincoln, New Hampshire, may have been exposed to contaminated water droplets from a cooling tower behind a resort, the state health department said Monday.The five developed the...

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  1. New Hampshire Union Leader

    5 have contracted Legionnaire (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    A Lincoln cooling tower may be to blame for five people developing Legionnaire’s disease in June and July and the public may still be at risk, state health officials said

  2. Boston

    Legionnaires' disease source may be contaminated water droplets near New Hampshire resort, officials say (opens Boston)

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    Testing confirmed Legionella bacteria contaminating the cooling tower at the RiverWalk Resort in Lincoln, the state health department said.

  3. CBS News

    Legionnaire (opens CBS News)

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    Health officials in New Hampshire said five cases of Legionnaire's disease have been traced to a cooling tower at a resort in downtown Lincoln.

  4. WMUR

    Legionnaires' disease cases may be linked to cooling tower in Lincoln (opens WMUR)

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    New Hampshire health officials are asking people to be aware of potential risks before going to an area of downtown Lincoln after an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.

  5. WMUR

    Lincoln outbreak: What is Legionnaires' disease? (opens WMUR)

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    The Department of Health and Human Services said five people developed the illness in June and July, and they might have been exposed to contaminated water droplets from a cooling tower.

  6. The Boston Globe

    Five people stricken with Legionnaires’ disease in Lincoln, N.H., officials say (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The infections possibly followed exposure to contaminated water droplets from a cooling tower behind the RiverWalk Resort, the state said.

  7. NBC News

    5 people diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease in New Hampshire after possible exposure from cooling tower (opens NBC News)

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    Five people have developed Legionnaires' disease following possible exposure to contaminated water droplets from a cooling tower in downtown Lincoln, New Hampshire, state health officials say.

  8. Concord Monitor

    Legionnaires’ disease source may be contaminated water droplets near a resort, NH officials say (opens Concord Monitor)

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    LINCOLN, N.H. — Five people who developed Legionnaires’ disease in Lincoln, New Hampshire, may have been exposed to contaminated water droplets from a cooling tower behind a resort, the state health department said Monday.The five developed the...

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