Water dispenser linked to legionnaires’ disease case in private Hong Kong hospital
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An 89-year-old patient at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital likely contracted legionnaires' disease from a contaminated water dispenser. Health authorities confirmed Legionella pneumophila presence at dangerous levels in the hospital's water devices.
An 89-year-old patient at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital is highly likely to have contracted legionnaires’ disease after drinking water from a contaminated dispenser, health authorities have said. The Centre for Health Protection confirmed on Tuesday that samples from devices dispensing cooled boiled water at the private hospital in Happy Valley tested positive for Legionella pneumophila at levels far above the safety threshold for high‑risk areas of hospitals. Genetic testing found that...