Two people have died in what appears to be an outbreak of the respiratory illness Legionnaire's disease in southeastern Norway, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health cautioned on Monday.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has revealed that two people may have died from what appears to be an outbreak of the respiratory illness Legionnaire's disease.
"Much indicates that there is an outbreak of Legionnaires disease in the Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad area (east of Oslo)," the agency said in a statement.
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"So far we have confirmed that two people were infected with the same bacteria strain. This indicates that other cases could also be linked and that there therefore is an outbreak of Legionnaires disease," the statement said.
All of those infected were over 50 years of age and the first man to die had been suffering from a previous life-threatening disease, the public health institute said, adding that it had yet to identify the source of the infection.
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Authorities "have investigated showers in the patients' homes and taken samples from installations in the municipalities that could be spreading the Legionella bacteria," the agency said.
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Legionnaire's disease causes high fever, a dry cough, lung congestion and subsequent pneumonia. It is commonly spread through contaminated air conditioning and public water systems and is treated with antibiotics.
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