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| Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Sydney sparks health fears | |
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| NSW Health is urging anyone who has visited the Town Hall area in the Sydney CBD and has symptoms such as fever, chills, a cough and shortness of breath to see their doctor after an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease. | NSW Health is urging anyone who has visited the Town Hall area in the Sydney CBD and has symptoms such as fever, chills, a cough and shortness of breath to see their doctor after an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease. |
| Related: Third case of legionnaires' disease hits Brisbane hospital | Related: Third case of legionnaires' disease hits Brisbane hospital |
| Four men are in hospital with the disease, which is thought to have been contracted from air-conditioning systems in central Sydney. | Four men are in hospital with the disease, which is thought to have been contracted from air-conditioning systems in central Sydney. |
| The men each spent time in the Sydney CBD, NSW Health said on Wednesday. | The men each spent time in the Sydney CBD, NSW Health said on Wednesday. |
| Cooling towers in the area are being inspected as outbreaks are often associated with contaminated air-conditioning systems in large buildings. | Cooling towers in the area are being inspected as outbreaks are often associated with contaminated air-conditioning systems in large buildings. |
| Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia caused by a bacterial infection of the lungs that can develop after someone breathes contaminated water vapour or dust. | Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia caused by a bacterial infection of the lungs that can develop after someone breathes contaminated water vapour or dust. |