Legionella tests planned for Oakland County’s Children’s Village buildings

Legionella tests planned for Oakland County’s Children’s Village buildings

Oakland County will begin testing plumbing and water fountains in nine Children’s Village buildings for Legionella bacteria starting Tuesday, Feb. 28. It’s the latest tests for buildings on the county campus at 1200 N. Telegraph Road in Pontiac as part of a long-term response to the discovery of the bacteria at the sheriff’s administration and circuit court buildings. One custodian developed a type of pneumonia called Legionnaire’s disease after…