Veterans contract Legionnaires' disease from VA facility's water
News 96.5.com
September 29, 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. — News 96.5 learned three elderly veterans contracted a dangerous bacteria after moving in to a new Veterans Affairs facility in Lake Nona.
The veterans were diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease in July, and Health Department officials believe the bacteria was likely lingering in the water. One of the victims died after contracting the disease, but it was not the cause of death, officials said.
The Orlando Veterans Affairs Community Center opened in December, and it's the only part of the behind-schedule hospital project that's finished.
"It's isolated to this facility. Good news of it is two patients did recover. Unfortuantely one person did pass away, but that person had underlying health conditions," said Dain Weister, with the Orange County Health Department.
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