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October 10, 2011

Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak on Greek Island?

The Guardian, Guardian


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A cluster of cases of legionnaires' disease in people who have been to Corfu is being investigated by the Health Protection Agency (HPA).

The organisation said it was aware of nine cases of the disease in people between the ages of 39 and 79 who had travelled to different areas of the Greek island since August.

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