REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (AP) — An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has infected 22 people at a central
Ohio retirement community.The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1bONzwW ) reports that those infected
include visitors, residents and employeesof Wesley Ridge Retirement Community in the Columbus suburb
ofReynoldsburg. Health officials say two residents have died from thesevere form of pneumonia. It is
contracted through contaminated mist orwater vapor and isn’t contagious.Franklin County Public Health hasn’t
released names and ages of those who died.Legionnaires’ symptoms can include fever, chills, muscle aches,
headaches, fatigue and loss of appetite.Twenty people have been hospitalized since the outbreak began July
9. Most have been released.Thecounty health department is working with the Ohio Department of Healthand the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine thesource.___Information from: The Columbus
Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.comCopyright 2013
The Associated Press.