TYLER, Texas — A 67-year-old man from Marble Falls, who was a vendor at the East Texas State Fair, has come forward as having had Legionnaires' disease.
The state health department has confirmed that seven people have the disease that mimics pneumonia and five others have the symptoms. All were at the East Texas State Fair.
Last week Ruben Gutierrez, 69, of Tyler, who worked in a Democratic Party information booth inside Harvey Convention Center during the fair, died from complications stemming from the disease.
Yocu can read more about this story from our news partners at the Tyler Morning Telegraph.
