GALVESTON, TX --
The water is safe. Leaders in Galveston say preliminary tests show the city's water system does not contain the Legionnaire's disease bacteria. [SIGN UP: Get headlines and breaking news sent to you]The city started testing the water after traces of the bacteria were found at University of Texas Medical Center's John Sealy Hospital. Legionnaire's disease is a lung infection. Symptoms include pneumonia and severe headaches.
UTMB leaders believe the water there is safe because such a small amount of the bacteria was found.
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