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UK: Belfast (NI) shipyard struck by bacterial outbreak

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Shiloh

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Source: http://www.kildare-nationalist.ie/2015/05/15/belfast-shipyard-struck-by-bacterial-outbreak/


Belfast shipyard struck by bacterial outbreak
Friday, May 15, 2015

A bacterial infection that can cause potentially deadly illnesses has broken out at Harland and Wolff shipyards in Belfast.

The Public Health Agency (PHA) said the pneumococcal disease had been detected in a number of employees.

The bacteria can cause a variety of infections, including pneumonia, meningitis and blood-poisoning.

It is understood four employees have been struck down, with tests being carried out on others.
 
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