SIX PATIENTS FROM CHAVES COUNTY ARE CONFIRMED WITH LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER THIS YEAR. TWO OF THE SIX CASES HAVE DIED. BECAUSE THE PATIENTS ALL LIVE IN THE SAME AREA AND THEIR ILLNESSES HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME.
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS CONCERNED THAT A COMMON EXPOSURE OR SOURCE OF INFECTION MAY EXIST, AND ARE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION.
