Likely source of legionnaires’ disease outbreak identified after 77 cases and two deaths recorded in Melbourne

Victoria’s chief health officer says a cooling tower in Laverton North is the likely source of illness

Victoria’s chief health officer Dr Clare Looker says the health department is confident ‘we have identified and already treated the source’ of the legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Laverton North.Victoria’s chief health officer Dr Clare Looker says the health department is confident ‘we have identified and already treated the source’ of the legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Laverton North.

The Laverton North tower was tested and subsequently disinfected early in the investigation, before returning a positive legionella sample, Looker said. Looker said since the outbreak was identified last month, the department had visited and disinfected at least 54 sites.

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