Bacteria found in Shelton nursing home water ‘not a public health threat'

Gardner Heights Health Care Center in Shelton, Conn.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaSHELTON — Health officials stress there is no healt...

September 2, 2022
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Gardner Heights Health Care Center in Shelton, Conn.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaSHELTON — Health officials stress there is no health emergency after Legionella — the bacteria that can lead to Legionnaire's Disease — was detected in the water at Gardner Heights Health Care Center this week.Naugatuck Valley Health District Director Jess Kristy confirmed to Hearst Connecticut Media on Wednesday that there are no human cases at the center, which is located on Rocky Rest Road, and it is her understanding that there is 'not a public health threat at this time.

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