Where has the health advisory about Legionnaires Disease been lifted?”
MIAMI — A health advisory has been lifted for a luxury Miami hotel that was forced to relocate guests because of possible bacteria in its water system. Miami-Dade County health officials issued the advisory earlier this month after three former guests of the EPIC Hotel were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease. One died. Investigators found that the hotel’s filtration system may have been stripping chlorine from the water, leaving it vulnerable to bacterial growth. County health officials said Saturday that the hotel’s water is safe, and they haven’t concluded that it was the source of the bacteria. The hotel disconnected its filters, flushed its water system with chlorine, sanitized bathroom fixtures and installed a new disinfecting system.
The water at the Epic Hotel was cleared for everyday use on Saturday, two weeks after the luxury location was forced to relocate guests due to possible bacteria in the water. The health advisory began earlier this month after three cases of Legionnaires’ disease — including one death — were found among people who had stayed at the hotel, 270 Biscayne Boulevard Way. The health investigation also discovered that the hotel’s filtration system may have been stripping chlorine out of its water, making it susceptible to waterborne diseases such as legionella. However, Miami-Dade County Health Department officials on Saturday continued to say they couldn’t be certain that Epic was the cause because their investigation wasn’t complete. After the discovery, the hotel went through a series of processes to remove any contamination, steps which were described on Saturday by Dr. Samir Elmir, the health department’s director of environmental health and engineering. The suspect filtration system wa
A health advisory has been lifted for a luxury Miami hotel that was forced to relocate guests because of possible bacteria in its water system. Miami-Dade County health officials issued the advisory earlier this month after three former guests of the EPIC Hotel were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease. One died. Investigators found that the hotel’s filtration system may have been stripping chlorine from the water, leaving it vulnerable to bacterial growth. County health officials said Saturday that the hotel’s water is safe, and they haven’t concluded that it was the source of the bacteria.
