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After three patients tested positive for Legionella, an Ohio hospital has resorted to bottled water for staff, patients, and visitors. Legionella is "a common organism routinely found in the public water system," according to a representative for Christ Hospital in Mount Auburn, who talked to FOX19 late Friday. Legionella Cases in Cincinnati It is unclear whether the individuals had Legionnaire's disease, a dangerous kind of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. Legionella, discovered on the main campus of Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, is a bacteria that is most typically found in water, including groundwater,...