FLORIDA: I-Drive area hotel to close after Legionnaires’ disease outbreak - (WFTV.com)
March 14, 2008 – 5:50 pmORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Eyewitness News was cited as saying Friday that an Orange County hotel will close voluntarily after an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease,. The Orange County Health Department says two laboratory-confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease are linked to the Quality Inn near Universal Studios. The hotel, located at 7400 Canada Avenue is in the International Drive tourist corridor.
Officials believe the outbreak may have started in the hotel’s hot tub, which may not have been properly chlorinated.
The Health Department investigation began Thursday. The hotel was sampled for water contamination. It will take two weeks to get results back. Indoor air quality will also be tested.
At least two people were hospitalized as a result of the outbreak, Eyewitness News has learned, however no further information about their condition was available. They remain in a Pinellas County hospital. Pinellas County officials first alerted Orange County officials to the potential problem. The […]
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