Confirmed Legionnaires’ Disease Cases in the Middlesex-London Region
The Middlesex-London Health Unit is providing an update to the community following the declaration of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease.
Please note: Data will be updated each week on Monday afternoons.
Outbreak-Associated Case Details
| Count | 66 |
|
Sex Female Male |
23 (35%) 43 (65%) |
|
Age (years) Under 18 18-64 65+ |
0 (0%) 39 (59%) 27 (41%) |
|
Clinical details Current Hospitalizations Total Hospitalizations Fatality |
13 (20%) 62 (94%) 2 (3%) |
The Health Unit is still working in close partnership with Public Health Ontario and the Public Health Ontario Laboratories to investigate and identify the source of the outbreak. Environmental sampling of potential sources of Legionella is ongoing. If you are aware of a location that may be relevant to the investigation, please contact us at health@mlhu.on.ca.
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