Legionnaires' disease

NSW Health is asking people to monitor for symptoms of Legionnaires' disease, after five people developed t...

Environmental health officers from NSW Health are now working with the City of Sydney to assess cooling towers in the CBD to discover the potential sources of the outbreak. People can be exposed to the bacteria if contaminated water particles are released into the air through cooling systems and then breathed in. The bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease is often associated with contaminated cooling towers of large buildings.

NSW Health is advising anyone who visited or worked in Sydney CBD in the past 10 days to monitor for symptoms of Legionnaires' disease, which can develop two to ...

New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Stream more Australia news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. NSW Health has issued an urgent warning after five people were infected and hospitalised with Legionnaires' disease - calling for anyone who has been in Sydney CBD in the past 10 days to monitor for symptoms.

NSW Health is advising people who have been in the Sydney CBD area in the past ten days to be on the lookout for symptoms of Legionnaires' disease.

All five people have been identified with the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, which is often associated with contaminated cooling towers of large buildings. All five people have been admitted to hospital for treatment for pneumonia. NSW Health environmental health officers are working with the City of Sydney to review testing and maintenance records of all cooling towers in the CBD area to prioritise inspection and sampling of potential source towers.

Those who have spent time in Sydney's CBD in the last ten days have been urged to monitor for symptoms of Legionnaires disease as five people are ...

Adults over the age of 50, those with chronic lung disease or heavy smokers are believed to be at most risk of legionnaires disease (pictured, city workers in Sydney in April) Those who have spent time in Sydney's CBD in the last ten days have been urged to monitor for symptoms of Legionnaires disease (pictured, commuters in Martin Place in 2021) Those who have spent time in Sydney's CBD in the last ten days have been urged to monitor for symptoms of Legionnaires disease.

Australias New South Wales issued an alert on Thursday telling people who had recently visited Sydney center to check up for symptoms of Legionnaires ...

Symptoms include fever, chills, a cough, and shortness of breath. They were hospitalized and are receiving treatment for pneumonia. Australia's New South Wales issued an alert on Thursday telling people who had recently visited Sydney center to check up for symptoms of Legionnaires' disease after five patients developed lung inflammation

Thousands are being warned to be on the lookout for symptoms following an outbreak of legionnaires diseases in a major city.

Originally published as Health warning after Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Sydney CBD Health warning after Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Sydney CBD Environmental health officers are working with the City of Sydney to review testing and maintenance records of all cooling towers in the CBD.