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“All 11 cases required hospital treatment, said Public Health Wales, with a further three possible cases, including that of the dead woman, under investigation.
The organisation said investigations into the possible source of the outbreak were ongoing.
Information had been circulated advising GPs of the steps to be taken if patients report symptoms.
Dr Gwen Lowe, Public Health Wales consultant in communicable disease control, said Legionnaires’ disease was a rare but potentially life-threatening illness.
‘Flu-like symptoms’
“Most cases are isolated but outbreaks can occur,” she said.
“People become infected when they inhale bacteria spread through the air in the form of a fine mist or droplets from a contaminated water source.
“The disease cannot be passed from person to person.”
Legionnaires’ disease begins with flu-like symptoms and can lead to pneumonia, usually in adults, she added.”
Read more: BBC News
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