Nova Scotia Health Officials Say Legionella Outbreak in New Glasgow Considered Over

This 2009 colorized 8000X electron micrograph image shows a large grouping of Gram-negative Legionella pneumophila bacteria. The Canadian Press/AP-Janice Haney Carr

Public health officials in Nova Scotia say a legionella outbreak in the New Glasgow area is considered over.

The outbreak of the bacteria that causes legionnaires’ disease had been monitored by Public Health since early July.