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NZ Legionnaires’ disease outbreak over
– Reported, 02 August, 2012
AN outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease which contributed to the death of two people in Auckland is over.
Auckland health authorities say both deaths were linked to the outbreak which began in late February.
A statement said there were 17 confirmed cases between February and July and two in the last 78 days.
Officials have not been able to pinpoint the source of the outbreak, but a region-wide campaign was launched to chemically treat more than 600 Auckland building systems which could harbour Legionella bacteria.
Cooler weather may also have helped kill off the disease.
About one in 20 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in New Zealand is fatal.
There are normally just one or two cases in the Auckland region in a six-week period.
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