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Albany, NY: Laboratory tests confirmed Legionnaires' disease in six persons who had stayed at the same hotel in Albany, NY between September and December. All six have recovered. Legionella was found in the hotel's plumbing system, which was to be flushed on February 5th.

Las Vegas: Legionnaires' disease was confirmed in three people who stayed at the Luxor Resort in Las Vegas. The first two cases were reported last spring; both recovered. The third case, reported last month, has died.
According to the Southern Nevada Health District, Legionella was not found in water samples collected after the first two cases were reported but was found in samples tested last month. A hotel spokesperson said the water systems were superheated and hyperchlorinated immediately after the water test results were reported. Sources: 8newsnow.com and huffingtonpost.com

Legionnaires' disease was confirmed in two employees of a paper mill in Mpumalanga, South Africa, in August. Both were treated and recovered. A cooling tower was the suspected but unconfirmed source of Legionella. Source: Independent Online South Africa