A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in California's Napa County has caused one death and nearly a dozen hospitalizations since mid-July. Public health officials have found one possible source of the bacteria that causes the illness, with high levels of Legionella bacteria being found in a water sample taken from a cooling tower at Embassy Suites Napa Valley. However, none of those who were sickened had visited or stayed at the hotel. According to a Napa County statement:Â "The cooling tower has since been taken offline, which mitigates any ongoing risk to public health." Dr. Karen Relucio, the county's health officer, said in the statement that county and state public health investigators have been working with hotel staff to "remediate the source of exposure, but we must continue to investigate other cooling towers and water sources in the outbreak area, as it is common to find more than one source." Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia cau
California is facing a health crisis after a Legionnaires' disease outbreak has spread in Napa County, killing at least one person, while 11 others were sickened by the rare illness, that is caused by the Legionella bacteria.