Montreal Public Health Investigating After Man Dies From Legionnaires’ Disease

This 2009 colourized 8000X electron micrograph image provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows a large grouping of Gram-negative Legionella pneumophila bacteria. The Canadian Press/AP/Janice Haney Carr

Montreal public health officials say they are investigating a deadly case of legionnaires’ disease in the city’s east end to see if it is linked to two other cases detected in the area.

The city’s public health department said today that the investigation will target water cooling towers in the area.