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On 22 June 2016 the Appalachian District Health Department issued a press release confirming three cases of Legionnaire’s disease.
No definite source of exposure has been identified, however all three cases had stayed at or visited the Meadowbrook Inn & Suites in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
(Via Appalachian District Health Department - accessed 04/07/16)
Advice for Travellers
Legionella pneumophila is an organism with a worldwide distribution, it is found in mud, environmental and recreational waters, cooling towers, air conditioning units, and many piped water supplies.
The traveller should be made aware of the risk, mode of transmission and symptoms.
Flushing through showers in hotels or institutions with hot water when they have not been used recently may help.
Travellers to outbreak areas who develop an influenza-like illness (fever, cough, shortness of breath) during their stay or up to 14 days after their return home, should seek medical attention.
