TTC Cooling Tower Source of Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak in Toronto: Public Health
Officials say six confirmed cases were traced after samples from the cooling tower matched a legionnaires' case, and the affected equipment was shut down.
- On Tuesday, Toronto Public Health officials identified a Toronto Transit Commission cooling tower as the source of a recent Legionnaires' disease outbreak in the city.
- Investigators identified six confirmed cases of the illness within a one-kilometre radius of the intersection of Bathurst and Dupont streets.
- The TTC worked closely with public health authorities to address the contamination, and the identified cooling equipment was shut down to prevent further exposure.
- Health authorities also identified a possible epidemiological link between this outbreak and five Legionnaires' disease cases at Castleview Wychwood Towers, a long-term care home in the area.
- Legionnaires' disease is caused by bacteria in water sources and does not spread from person to person; officials emphasize the risk to the public remains low.
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Toronto Public Health confirms TTC cooling tower as origin of legionnaires’ disease outbreak
After investigating six confirmed cases in the city earlier this month, Toronto's public health agency says it's confirmed the outbreak's source is a cooling tower on a TTC complex.
TTC cooling tower source of legionnaires' disease outbreak in Toronto: public health
Public health officials in Toronto say they have identified a Toronto Transit Commission cooling tower as the source of a recent outbreak of legionnaires’ disease. Officials say they investigated an outbreak of six confirmed cases within about a one-kilometre radius of the intersection of Bathurst and Dupont streets. They say a cooling tower at the TTC’s Hillcrest […]
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TORONTO - Public health officials in Toronto say they have identified a Toronto Transit Commission cooling tower as the source of a recent outbreak of legionnaires' disease.
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TTC cooling tower source of legionnaires' disease outbreak in Toronto: public health
TORONTO - Public health officials in Toronto say they have identified a Toronto Transit Commission cooling tower as the source of a recent outbreak of legionnaires' disease.
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