100 Cases of Legionnaires Disease in Victoria

The likely source has been located, tested, and disinfected, within a matter of days, the chief health officer said.

Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires' disease in a 1978 electron microscope image. Francis Chandler/CDC via AP

Victorian health authorities have confirmed that Legionnaires’ disease has spread to at least 100 people in the state.

The Victorian Department of Health noted there had been a “significant increase” in cases across metropolitan Melbourne in the past week.