Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
The source of the infection has yet to be found.
Man dies and 15 critical after Edinburgh outbreak of Legionnaires' disease
PAUL WARD WEDNESDAY 06 JUNE 2012
One man has died and 15 people are in a critical condition in hospital following an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.
A further 15 suspected cases are being investigated in Edinburgh, NHS Lothian said.
The health board said the patient who died was in his 50s and had underlying health conditions. He was being being treated at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Thirteen men and two women aged between 33 and 74 are in a critical condition with the disease and are being treated in intensive care in hospitals in the Lothian area. One man has recovered and has been discharged.
A further 10 men and five women are also being treated in hospitals but their illness has not yet been confirmed.
The majority of the confirmed cases are linked geographically to the Dalry, Gorgie and Saughton areas in the south west of the Scottish capital.
Read more: Independent
Also:
Skynews
The Telegraph
Man dies and 15 critical after Edinburgh outbreak of Legionnaires' disease
PAUL WARD WEDNESDAY 06 JUNE 2012
One man has died and 15 people are in a critical condition in hospital following an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.
A further 15 suspected cases are being investigated in Edinburgh, NHS Lothian said.
The health board said the patient who died was in his 50s and had underlying health conditions. He was being being treated at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Thirteen men and two women aged between 33 and 74 are in a critical condition with the disease and are being treated in intensive care in hospitals in the Lothian area. One man has recovered and has been discharged.
A further 10 men and five women are also being treated in hospitals but their illness has not yet been confirmed.
The majority of the confirmed cases are linked geographically to the Dalry, Gorgie and Saughton areas in the south west of the Scottish capital.
Read more: Independent
Also:
Skynews
The Telegraph