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Updated June 9, 2017 - 6:21 pm
The Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas (Brett LeBlanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Two recent guests at the Rio have contracted Legionnaires’ disease, which causes pneumonia-like symptoms, the Southern Nevada Health District announced Friday.
The guests stayed separately at the hotel, located at 3700 W. Flamingo Road. One visited in March, and the other visited in April, the health district said.
Shortly after the guests’ illnesses were confirmed, the property tested its water system, and the results came back positive for Legionella bacteria, the district said.
With the direction of the health district, the hotel began using chlorine at high temperatures to disinfect its rooms and water system Thursday night, said Mark Bergtholdt, environmental health supervisor.