The six people visited multiple locations in Sydney's CBD 10 days before becoming symptomatic. 9News
The six people, including two women and four men aged between their 40s to 70s, visited locations on Elizabeth Street, Clarence Street, Park Street and Martin Place 10 days before becoming symptomatic.
"All six people were admitted to hospital for treatment of their pneumonia, with one person now discharged," NSW Health said.No single source for the cases has been found yet but testing on cooling towers across the city is underway. "NSW Health environmental health officers have worked with the City of Sydney to inspect and sample 124 high priority cooling towers in the area," NSW Health said in a statement.These towers have undergone tests to determine if they are the potential source of the infections.Health authorities are investigating the source of the Legionnaire's disease cases in Sydney. NSW Health says symptoms of Legionnaires' disease, which includes fever, chills, a cough and shortness of breath, can develop up to 10 days from the time of exposure. It can lead to severe chest infections such as pneumonia and usually requires antibiotic treatment in hospital. The bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease is often associated with contaminated cooling towers of large buildings. People can be exposed to the bacteria if contaminated water particles are released into the air through cooling systems and then breathed in.
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