Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Source Likely a Cooling Tower
78 cases have been confirmed and 2 people have died in the current Victorian outbreak.
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 authorities have identified a cooling tower as the likely source of a Legionnaires Disease outbreak in the state.
The health department confirmed 78 cases and 10 suspected cases of Legionnaires disease in just a week and a half as of 5 p.m. Aug. 5.
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]
