Besançon. After a case of Legionnaires' disease, psychosis sets in among the tenants of Rue de Brabant
The Legionella bacteria was detected on September 10 in the hot water system of a series of buildings in Planoise, including 10 rue de Brabant. It infected one person. Tenants are hoping for a quick return to normal, especially since they are very worried about contracting Legionnaires' disease. Some of them feel they have contracted it.
Tenants are strictly instructed not to wash with the hot water coming out of the tap. However, they may drink the cold water. Photo: Arnaud Castagné
"We're afraid of catching Legionnaires' disease," summarize a handful of tenants on Rue de Brabant, in Besançon's Planoise district. They decided to speak out for their neighbors. "Our landlord informed us on September 10 that a bacterium, Legionella, was present in the hot water system. Since then, we haven't...
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