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Health officials issue warning about legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Sydney – PerthNow

Health officials in NSW have issued a warning to building owners after a spike in cases of a severe form of pneumonia.

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Health officials in NSW have issued a warning to building owners after a spike in cases of a severe form of pneumonia.
NSW Health is urging building owners to ensure cooling towers are properly cleaned and maintained.
There were 17 cases of legionnaires disease in January where the source of the disease which often causes severe respiratory symptoms like a cough, shortness of breath, fever, muscle aches and headaches was unknown.
In the past, outbreaks have been linked to contaminated airconditioning…

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