India, Oct. 22 -- The airborne bacteria that causes deadly Legionnaires' disease was discovered at the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office. An employee has tested positive for the disease.

NBC 4 reported that the bacteria, Legionella, was detected in a cooling system at the office near downtown Los Angeles. The identity of the worker who tested positive has not been revealed. The person's condition also remains unknown.

Officials have yet to publicly establish whether the employee's infection was connected to the contaminated system.

"The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health was notified of one Los Angeles County employee who tested positive for Legionnaire's Disease," a department spokesperson told NBC.

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