Provisional — subject to revision
Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak · early 2011 · Ohio
- 11
- Cases
- 0
- Deaths
- Closed
- Status
Suspected source
Hospital plumbing design defects; water not chlorinated (120°F cap) (Hospital water system)
What happened
In early 2011, 11 patients in a newly opened tower at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH contracted Legionnaires' disease, with plumbing design and inadequate water treatment implicated.
Sources & coverage
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Primary source: Hospital plumbing design defects; water not chlorinated (120°F cap). Figures are provisional and may be revised or withdrawn by the reporting authority. This page is for information only and is not medical or legal advice.