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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Atlanta

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, one person has died of Legionnaires’ disease and 11 others have been diagnosed after staying at the Sheraton Atlanta hotel. Another 61 people have reported symptoms, suggesting 61 more probable cases of the disease. Those who contracted the disease attended a convention at the hotel in early July, and began complaining of lung problems shortly thereafter. Nancy Nydam, director of communications at the Georgia Department of Public...