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Lethal Pneumonia Outbreak Caused By Low Chlorine In Flint Water

Scientists say low chlorine levels in Flint's water system during the city's water crisis in 2014 and 2015 led the bacterium <em>Legionella pneumophila </em>to proliferate, causing a deadly outbreak of Legionnaire's disease. (Science Source)
Scientists say low chlorine levels in Flint's water system during the city's water crisis in 2014 and 2015 led the bacterium Legionella pneumophila to proliferate, causing a deadly outbreak of Legionnaire's disease. (Science Source)

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