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A cooling tower in Melbourne ’s west has been pinpointed as the likely source of Victoria’s deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak. Health authorities are confident the spread has been contained after the site at Laverton North was identified as the source and dozens of towers in the suburb and neighbouring Derrimut were disinfected. “I am hopeful we’ve contained the source of the outbreak,” Chief Health Officer Clare Looker told reporters on Monday.
“These visits continue as we speak,” Dr Looker said. “The speed and rigour of this investigation meant we were able to get on top of this outbreak quickly and limit any potential risks to the public.” Dr Looker said the outbreak source was a “big site” and similar cooling towers were typically found at shopping centres and workplaces. However, no further details on its exact location were provided. The Laverton North site was visited on Tuesday and disinfected within 24 hours.
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