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Four people reported getting sick between January 22 and 27 after staying at the Crookston Inn and Convention Center. None of them spent the night at the hotel and went to the hotel on different occasions, the Ministry of Health announced in a press release. .
Legionellosis is a type of pneumonia caused by the bacterium Legionella, which is usually transmitted to humans by inhalation of contaminated water fog, often sourced from sources such as plumbing systems, moisture ventilation ducts and hot tubs. It is not transmitted from one person to another under normal circumstances.
State health officials are working with the hotel to determine the cause of the outbreak. According to existing evidence and past outbreaks, the Ministry of Health currently estimates that the outbreak could come from the hotel's spa, which is currently closed pending laboratory test results.
The hotel informs the people who stayed there between 14 January and 13 February that they may have been exposed.
Symptoms of legionnaires' disease include fever, muscle aches, shortness of breath and loss of appetite.
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