Dr. Cristin Muecke, New Brunswick’s deputy chief medical officer of health, says six people of those people were hospitalized and all seven received treatment.
Muecke says Public Health is investigating to determine potential sources of legionella bacteria, which causes legionellosis -- also known as legionnaires’ disease. “Anyone exposed to the bacteria can become infected. Older persons, those with weakened immune systems or chronic diseases, smokers, alcoholics and persons working with man-made water systems, such as maintenance workers on air conditioning systems, are at greater risk of developing the disease.”
Health officials say you can’t get legionella by drinking water, and that home and car air-conditioning units are not a risk for legionella, since they don’t use water to cool.
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