Disneyland denies misting tower as source of Legionnaires' outbreak, health official says otherwise

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Disneyland denies misting tower as source of Legionnaires' outbreak, health official says otherwise
By Renata Birkenbuel On 12/5/18 at 11:55 PM

Disneyland officials dispute the source of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to the theme park in 2017, but the probable source is one of the park’s mist-infused cooling towers that refresh visitors, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Twenty-two cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported near the theme park last year.

The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Disneyland $33,000 last March for failing to properly clean cooling equipment linked to the outbreak and other related violations. Disneyland is appealing the citation.

Read more at: https://www.newsweek.com/disneyland-denies-misting-tower-source-legionnaires-outbreak-1246327

[Sighlass]

I have some of those water hose mist thingies.... have had them for years, wonder if they are apt to get infected?. Half of them (jets) don't exactly work now (they get grit in them) but it makes for a nice cool on the patio in summer. Wife doesn't exactly like them but I do.