Water samples collected from more than half of the homes served by TWW identified the presence of Legionella, including in samples of the cold water entering homes. Health officials continue to conduct surveillance for Legionnaires’ disease in other municipalities served by TWW.Īs part of these ongoing efforts, the Hamilton Township Division of Health and NJDOH recruited 20 homeowners from Hamilton Township to voluntarily have their homes tested for Legionella. This is part of a larger ongoing investigation to determine potential sources of Legionella contributing to the higher burden of Legionnaires’ disease in Hamilton Township. The Hamilton Township Division of Health continues to work closely with NJDOH to investigate these cases. When an outbreak is identified, impacted individuals are notified so they are aware of steps they can take to reduce their risk of Legionnaires’ disease. Public health departments routinely conduct disease surveillance to identify suspected clusters or outbreaks. The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) receives approximately 250–350 reports of Legionnaires’ disease each year throughout New Jersey. Less commonly, people can get sick when water containing Legionella is aspirated into the lungs while drinking (“goes down the wrong pipe”). You cannot get Legionnaires’ disease by drinking water that has Legionella. Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia that people can get after breathing in aerosolized water (small droplets of water in the air) containing Legionella bacteria. Two additional cases were reported, respectively in April 2022 and December 2021. Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease were recently reported in August 2022 from the section of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, served by Trenton Water Works (TWW). Health Officials Investigate Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in Hamilton Township, Urge Precautions to Reduce Risk of Legionella Growth in Homes and Buildings
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