Beaverton Legionnaires' Outbreak Probed, Residents Warned

BEAVERTON, OR — An outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in Beaverton's Murrayhill neighborhood. The Washington County Public Health Department says that six people have been diagnosed. Four of those people have been hospitalized.

All six cases were reported last week. All the people, who range in age from their late 40s to their early 80s, live within two miles of Murray Blvd and Scholls Ferry Rd.

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"People with Legionnaires’ disease may have flu-like symptoms including fever, tiredness, muscle aches, and headaches, that often progress to coughing and shortness of breath Nausea, diarrhea and confusion are also possible symptoms,” Washington County Health Officer Christine Baumann said.

"If you live in or frequent the affected area and experience these symptoms, please contact your health provider right away so they can determine if you have Legionnaires and provide treatment."

One of every ten people diagnosed with the disease will die, the county health department said. People rarely get Legionnaires' Disease from contact with other people. It's usually contracted by people with weak immune systems who have breathed in droplets of contaminated water.

County health investigators are interviewing the six people to see if there's a common thread between them, a place they all visited.