The outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in the Moncton area is not over as three new cases are confirmed, bringing the total number of cases to 12.
“Since our last update, we’ve had three additional cases reported to public health,” said Dr. Yves Leger, the regional medical officer of health. “We’ve had two cases reported this week, and one the week before.”
Claudette Lirette was one of the 12.
“I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “It was very scary.”
Lirette says she didn’t even know what legionnaires’ disease was until after her doctor informed her she had tested positive for the potentially fatal illness.