"Most of the more than 90 Legionnaires’ disease cases during the deadly 2014-15 outbreak in the Flint area were caused by changes in the city’s water supply — and the epidemic may have been more widespread than previously believed, according to two studies published Monday.
The risk of acquiring Legionnaires' disease increased more than six-fold across the Flint water distribution system after the city switched from the Detroit area water system’s Lake Huron source to the Flint River in April 2014, according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers concluded the increase in Legionnaires’ cases — which killed at least 12 people and sickened another 79 individuals over two years — “was consistent with a system-wide proliferation of Legionella bacteria.” The report estimates that 80 percent of Legionnaires’ cases during the outbreak can be attributed to the change in water supply."
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2018/02/05/study-legionnaires-disease-outbreak/110127358/
The risk of acquiring Legionnaires' disease increased more than six-fold across the Flint water distribution system after the city switched from the Detroit area water system’s Lake Huron source to the Flint River in April 2014, according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers concluded the increase in Legionnaires’ cases — which killed at least 12 people and sickened another 79 individuals over two years — “was consistent with a system-wide proliferation of Legionella bacteria.” The report estimates that 80 percent of Legionnaires’ cases during the outbreak can be attributed to the change in water supply."
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2018/02/05/study-legionnaires-disease-outbreak/110127358/