Tuesday, 8 November 2016

PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - Australia (05): (NS) fatal, cooling towers conf

Legionnaires' -- Australia
Health authorities have identified 2 water cooling towers that harboured the specific bacterial strain responsible for the 2 legionnaires' disease outbreaks in the Sydney CBD [central business district]. But the ultimate source of the outbreaks can't be proven beyond doubt, an investigation has concluded. [A map showing the location of legionella-positive cooling towers in the March 2016 and in the May 2016 legionnaires' disease outbreaks in Sydney is available at the source URL. -

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