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There’s heightened emphasis on the role climate change may play in the spread of legionnaires’ disease as London, Ont., deals with its second deadly outbreak since the summer of 2024. Some scientists point to the Earth’s warming temperatures and changing weather patterns — some of the signals of climate change — as playing a big role …

Legionnaires’ disease is in the headlines this week after public health officials in southwestern Ontario declared an outbreak of the severe respiratory illness. What is legionnaires’ disease? Legionnaires’ disease is a respiratory infection caused by the Legionella bacteria. Early symptoms include fever, chills and a dry cough. It can lead to a serious …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It was early December last year that it became known that a CFB Kingston employee had contracted Legionnaires disease. Legionella is a bacteria that is commonly found in water. Stagnant water is one of the factors that can provide conditions for the …