HEALTHSCMP CHINA
Water dispenser linked to legionnaires’ disease case in private Hong Kong hospital
An 89-year-old patient at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital likely contracted legionnaires’ disease from a contaminated water dispenser. Tests confirmed Legionella pneumophila levels in the hospital's cooled boiled water dispensers exceeded safety thresholds for high-risk hospital areas.
Mentioned
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- Legionnaires' outbreak: Upper West Side building finds Legionella bacteria in hot water system
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Sixth person dies of the illness on Upper East Side
- Legionella Found in Water at East Village Housing Complex, City Health Officials Confirm
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Case count on Upper East Side increases to 59 as city investigates Upper West Side building for bacteria
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Guggenheim Museum among 31 UES buildings with cooling towers that contained illness-causing bacteria
- Residents of LES building boiling water due to Legionella bacteria in plumbing system