France Battles Two Legionnaires' Outbreaks | France News

France News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 4, 2026 · 2m

France is grappling with two deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks, claiming three lives so far. In Savoie, a misting device at a restaurant near Chambéry is suspected of causing 48 illnesses and two deaths—though no new cases have emerged since the system was shut off. Meanwhile, Port-sur-Saône in Haute-Saône is facing its second outbreak in under a year, with two new cases—including one fatality—raising alarms after six similar cases and two deaths last fall. Legionnaires’ disease, caused by inhaling contaminated water droplets from sources like showers or misters, isn’t contagious and…