Six. This is the number of cases of Legionellosis recorded in August in the territory of Belfort. Among those affected, one died, announced the prefecture of the department in a communicated. The people affected do not have a priori any common bond, specifies theIs Republican. The deceased man, who presented “multiple medical weaknesses”, was a 46-year-old tourist.
To understand the origin of this contamination, “environmental investigations are currently being carried out by the Regional Directorate for the Environment, Planning and Housing (DREAL) (…) In addition, the Regional Health Agency ( ARS) diligently analyzes the type (s) of strain that affected the patients, ”the document specifies.
Recommendations to guard against the disease
Legionella is a serious respiratory infection caused by inhaling a tiny bacteria, “legionella”, which thrives in natural or man-made freshwater systems. It is not contagious from person to person. To protect against the disease, the prefect of the Territoire de Belfort advises running water at least once a week in rarely used water points, to check that the flowing water is hot but not boiling, regularly descale water points and use sterile water for biomedical devices.
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