{"id":192550,"date":"2026-05-14T19:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192550\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T19:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:26:18","slug":"2-patients-at-pittsburgh-va-test-positive-for-legionella-11-investigates-confirms-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192550\/","title":{"rendered":"2 patients at Pittsburgh VA test positive for Legionella, 11 Investigates confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c9f035b66ac1b0fae0acf57a5171a1fd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">11 Investigates has confirmed that two patients at the Pittsburgh VA in Oakland recently tested positive for Legionella.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/legionella\/about\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:According to the CDC;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;According to the CDC&quot;}\" class=\"link \">According to the CDC<\/a>, Legionella is a type of bacteria that can cause illness in infected people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a statement provided to Channel 11, the VA says two patients at the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center tested positive for the bacteria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The facility along University Drive reportedly treated, flushed and tested its water lines as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The VA says Legionella is found naturally in this region\u2019s freshwater, and the Pittsburgh VAMC\u2019s water hasn\u2019t tested positive for the bacteria in several years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">11 Investigates\u2019 Amy Hudak is working to learn more. 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