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Legionnaires’ disease: One dead, infections rise in London outbreak
One person has died and the infection toll has risen from a rare outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in London
Legionnaire’s disease: Cases in London outbreak rise to 20, 10 in hospital
An outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in London has put 10 people, among 20 confirmed cases, in hospital as public health officials continue to track its source. Patients in hospital are receiving varying degrees of treatment from intravenous antibiotics to being intubated, Joanne Kearon, associate medical officer of health for the Middlesex-London health unit, said Thursday. […]
Health officials probing legionnaires’ disease outbreak in London
Public health officials are investigating an outbreak in London of legionnaires’ disease, with 17 confirmed cases of the rare respiratory illness and three people reportedly being treated in hospital