Sydney CBD issues public health alert following legionnaires' disease cases
(MENAFN) Authorities in Sydney have issued a public health warning for anyone who has been in the Central Business District (CBD) over the past ten days, after confirming several cases of Legionnaires' disease.
In the last three weeks, six people have been diagnosed with this potentially serious illness after visiting the Sydney CBD. Legionnaires’ disease is a severe pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, which can sometimes be traced back to contaminated cooling towers in large buildings.
Health officials have emphasized that the disease is not transmitted from person to person, and the six affected individuals are not known to have interacted with one another. The source of the infection is still under investigation, and authorities have not dismissed the possibility that the cases may not be interconnected.
“People are exposed if contaminated water particles from a cooling system are in the air and then breathed in,” stated Vicky Sheppeard, director of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District public health unit.
While not everyone exposed to the bacteria will become ill, certain populations are at higher risk. This includes individuals with weakened immune systems, those suffering from chronic lung conditions, smokers, and people over the age of 50.
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