Scots Investigate Worst Legionnaires Outbreak Since 1980s
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Scotland’s health officials are trying to pinpoint the source of the worst outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the country since the early 1980s as the number of people infected continues to climb.
Sixteen cooling towers at four sites in southwest Edinburgh are the focus of the investigation. There are now 24 confirmed and 37 suspected cases of the disease in the Scottish capital, with 12 people in intensive care in the hospital, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said today. A 56-year-old man died this week while undergoing treatment.