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GROVE CITY, Ohio (AP) – A doctor has died of legionellosis at a recently opened hospital in central Ohio.
The Mount Carmel health system said the patient, who died Sunday, was one of seven people diagnosed with the disease after being hospitalized in Mount Carmel Grove City. However, Dr. Richard Streck, head of clinical operations of the system, said that it was too early to determine the final cause of death.
Streck says the hospital is working with state and county health authorities to identify the source of the bacteria. He says tests are underway, water restrictions and additional disinfection of the water supply.
Streck advises patients who develop cough, muscle aches, headache, fever or shortness of breath after hospitalization to contact their primary care physician.
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