Legionnaires’ disease

3 dead after Legionnaire’s disease outbreak at NY assisted living facility

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3 dead after Legionnaire’s disease outbreak at NY assisted living facility

ALBANY, N.Y. — Three people who tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease have died after an outbreak at an assisted living facility in upstate New York, officials said Thursday. Albany County health officials became aware of a cluster of cases at Peregrine Senior Living at Shaker in Albany on Friday. Ten people tested positive for the … Read more

Italy tourists warned as four die and 12 hospitalised in illness outbr | Europe | Travel

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Italy tourists warned as four die and 12 hospitalised in illness outbr | Europe | Travel

People travelling to Italy are being warned about an outbreak of a killer disease which has left four dead. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has highlighted the outbreak, as has the Foreign Office-backed Travel Health Pro website. In a new update yesterday (August 23) the ECDC said that Legionnaires’ disease has … Read more