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Update: Farmington R-7 Superintendent Matt Ruble reported the employee who had contracted Legionnaire's disease from the Midwest Learning Center's air conditioning unit-- which has since been remediated-- is doing well and has returned to work.

Recently, an employee working at Midwest Learning Center was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, according to a press release from the Farmington R-7 School District. The disease is a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. The school is asking staff and students’ families to watch for symptoms.

According to this morning's press release, the school district sought the services of a water management consultant Jaytech Inc., and testing showed Legionella bacteria was present in the air conditioning system sampled outside the building.

District Superintendent Matt Ruble indicated in a prepared statement that the district’s response was swift.

"The safety of our students and staff are always a top priority,” he said. “When we were notified of the issue at the recently-acquired Midwest Learning Center building, we notified the health department and worked with them to take immediate steps to treat the existing system. We have also put safeguards in place to ensure that our students and staff will remain safe in the future.”