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3 in Hospital After Diagnosed With Legionnaires’ Disease in Sydney

Legionnaires’ disease can develop up to 10 days after exposure.
3 in Hospital After Diagnosed With Legionnaires’ Disease in Sydney
Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires' disease in a 1978 electron microscope image. Francis Chandler/CDC via AP
Monica O’Shea
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New South Wales (NSW) Health has issued an urgent warning for Sydney residents after three people were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in Potts Point, Sydney.

On June 19, authorities revealed three people who did not know each other and are aged between their 40s and 70s contracted the disease. They have all been sent to the hospital.

Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]