Sunday, 7 July 2019

PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - Europe (04): UK, Legionnaires' dis. Pontiac fever, salt cave spa

Fever -- United Kingdom
Healax Salt Caves officials said it was closed "until further notice." A health spa is the "likely source" of an outbreak of _Legionella_ infection, which has left 9 people in hospital, Public Health England (PHE) has said.
14 people who attended Healax Salt Caves in Bournemouth in June [2019] have contracted either Legionnaire's disease or the less serious Pontiac fever. A further 39 people who reported symptoms have not had infections confirmed by laboratory tests. The 9 worst-affected

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6555856&promed&0

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