This 2009 colorized 8000X electron micrograph handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a large grouping of Gram-negative Legionella pneumophila bacteria. An outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Quebec City has claimed its 10th victim. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Janice Haney Carr
September 02, 2012 - 11:45 AM
QUEBEC - Legionnaires' disease has claimed another life in Quebec City, bringing the total to 11 since the outbreak began in mid-July.
Public health officials have now confirmed 169 cases in all — four more than on Saturday.
But officials say the outbreak is under control.
They say the most recent cases developed over the past 10 to 15 days and are only now surfacing because of a delayed incubation period.
The source is thought to be the cooling systems of two building towers, where the deadly bacteria grow in stagnant water.
Local authorities have cleaned out the systems in over 100 buildings in the Quebec City area.
The Quebec government called a public inquiry into the outbreak last week.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2012