6 San Quentin inmates ill with Legionnaires' disease
Source: AP
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — At least six San Quentin State Prison inmates were ill with Legionnaires' disease and dozens more under observation Sunday, prompting a weekend halt to visitors, no hot meals and limited drinking water supplies at California's oldest prison.
At least 51 inmates are under observation for respiratory illness at the prison's medical unit, said Dana Simas, a spokeswoman with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Cooking at the prison has stopped because Legionella bacteria grow in water and spread through water molecules. Instead inmates are being served boxed meals, Simas said.
Water use at California's oldest prison has been limited since last week, when an inmate was hospitalized with a confirmed case of the disease. Officials brought in portable toilets, bottled water and large water tanks to serve thousands of inmates and employees.
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FILE - This Nov. 7, 2013 file photo shows the entry to the main courtyard and cellblocks at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. Prison officials say they have confirmed six San Quentin State inmates are ill with Legionnaires' disease. State corrections department spokeswoman Dana Simas said Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 that five of the inmates are being treated at outside hospitals and another 51 inmates are under observation at the prison’s medical unit.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
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