Sheraton guest dies after contracting Legionnaires’ Disease
A hotel guest has died of Legionnaires’ Disease after staying at a Sheraton hotel in the US, where several other guest also became sick.
Cameo Garrett, aged 49, died of coronary artery disease ‘aggravated by Legionella pneumonia’, according to local news reports.
Garrett had attended a conference at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel where several of the 11 other confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ in Atlanta were also guests. She died on July 9, 10 days later.
Health officials have told CNN that there could be as many as 61 more cases.
The hotel has been closed for several days already and will remain closed at least until August 11.
The Georgia Department of Public Health is advising anyone who visited or stayed at the hotel from July 12-15 and has any probable Legionella symptoms to immediately seek medical assistance.
Legionnaires’ disease symptoms include fever, coughing and shortness of breath.
It is carried through water droplets and can be found in hot tubs, water tanks and cooling towers.
"Sheraton Atlanta continues to work closely with public health officials and environmental experts to determine if the hotel is the source of the Legionella outbreak. The hotel has voluntarily moved ahead with precautionary remedial activities," the hotel said in a statement.
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