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Sydney Legionnaires' disease warning issued after four people infected
By Kate Aubusson
23 January 2019 ? 1:58pm
Sydney building owners have been warned to guard against legionnaires disease outbreaks by checking their water cooling towers, after four people contracted the condition.
The four individuals contracted the legionnaires strain Legionella pneumophilia, which is commonly found in contaminated water cooling towers in large buildings, NSW Health reported on Wednesday.
Expert in Environmental Microbiology Dr Harriet Whiley explains the symptoms and causes of Legionnaires after an outbreak in Sydney.
They had all spent time in the CBD over the past month, but this may have been a coincidence...
Sydney Legionnaires' disease warning issued after four people infected
By Kate Aubusson
23 January 2019 ? 1:58pm
Sydney building owners have been warned to guard against legionnaires disease outbreaks by checking their water cooling towers, after four people contracted the condition.
The four individuals contracted the legionnaires strain Legionella pneumophilia, which is commonly found in contaminated water cooling towers in large buildings, NSW Health reported on Wednesday.
Expert in Environmental Microbiology Dr Harriet Whiley explains the symptoms and causes of Legionnaires after an outbreak in Sydney.
They had all spent time in the CBD over the past month, but this may have been a coincidence...