Strategic changes in water treatment could prevent disease outbreaks
Medical Xpress
February 17, 2026
A new study from researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how strategic changes in water treatment effectively treated a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. For the first time, the study, published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, provides evidence of an outbreak being stopped by introducing disinfection to previously untreated groundwater.
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 2/17/2026