Legionnaire's disease found again in Galveston

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The Corps of Engineers tells us employees are being told not to drink the water or even wash their hands with it. They are doing medical tests on those who drank the water for the Legionnaires' bacteria. The disease is serious type of pneumonia and can be life-threatening.

In December, traces of Legionnaires' bacteria turned up in the water system at UTMB in Galveston.

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