Ocular and Respiratory Illness Associated With an Indoor Swimming Pool-- Nebraska, 2006.

This article presents news from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report looks at eye and respiratory illnesses associated with one indoor swimming pool in Nebraska in 2006. A child in that state was hospitalized in intensive care for severe chemical epiglottitis and laryngotracheobronchitis after swimming in a motel swimming pool. The pool was inspected the same day and closed for health code violations. An investigation found that 24 people became ill from swimming in that one pool and it is likely their illnesses resulted from toxic levels of chloramines that had accumulated in the air in the enclosed area.