Three Cases Among of Las Vegas Resort

The Clark County ( Nevada , USA ) Health Department reported that three people staying at a Las Vegas timeshare resort contracted Legionnaires' disease in recent months. 

The first was in February; the most recent was in June, 2001. All three were hospitalized and have since recovered. Isolates from only one of the patients were saved and tested. 

Health officials reported that legionellae were found in a water heater and a rooftop spa, and that the Legionella strain in the environmental samples matched the strain found in the patient.

The property owner voluntarily shut down the floors served by the water heater in which the bacteria were found and relocated about 300 guests. 

According to health officials, evidence is insufficient to conclude or certain that the three people were exposed to Legionella while staying at the resort. 

Source: Associated Press.