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Hospital ties Legionnaires’ to Flint water
Flint’s contaminated water likely contributed to the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Genesee County, where the bacteria was found in a hospital’s water supply, an expert for McLaren Regional Medical Center said.
Water testing during the outbreak found Legionella bacteria at the Flint hospital, where an expert on the disease concluded the organism likely came from the city’s tainted water.
Further, a state analysis showed that a high number of those diagnosed with Legionnaires’ in Flint had been patients at McLaren Flint in the 14 days prior to showing symptoms.