Legionnaires' -- Australia
NSW [New South Wales] Health is investigating the possible contamination source after 3 people have now been confirmed with Legionnaires' disease after spending time in Castle Hill. All 3 cases developed the type of Legionnaires' disease caused by _Legionella pneumophila_ bacteria, a bacterial infection of the lungs, which can develop after a person breathes in contaminated water droplets. Legionnaires' disease cannot be spread person to person.
In a statement, NSW Health said The Hills
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5628278&promed&0
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