About 300 Auckland buildings may be affected by a major outbreak of the potentially fatal Legionnaires’ disease. The outbreak has prompted urgent calls for building owners, mostly within the CBD, to overhaul mechanical ventilation systems that include cooling towers. In the last six weeks, nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been recorded in the region. A typical six-week period would see one or two cases notified.
The disease is a form of pneumonia that can be life-threatening for some. The condition of the nine people with the disease is not known
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