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Legionnaires disease outbreak hits central Ohio long-term care facility - NBC4 WCMH-TV

Published by NBC4 WCMH-TV By Eric Halperin · 5 August 2026 at 01:00
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Legionnaires disease outbreak hits central Ohio long-term care facility - NBC4 WCMH-TV
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LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) — A Fairfield County long-term care facility is at the center of an investigation into an outbreak of Legionnaires disease. The outbreak currently includes eight cases. Joe Ebel, Fairfield County health commissioner, said all of the cas…

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