Two Die in Possible Legionnaire's Outbreak in Norway

news.ph.msn.com — Two people have died in what appears to be an outbreak of the respiratory illness Legionnaire's disease in southeastern Norway, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health cautioned on Monday."Much indicates that there is an outbreak of Legionnaires disease in the Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad area (east of Oslo)," the agency said in a statement.Five people have been infected with the Legionella bacteria since mid-June, and one of them died at the beginning of this month with the second succumbing last Friday, it added."So far we have confirmed that two people were infected with the same bacteria strain. This indicates that other cases could also be linked and that there therefore is an outbreak of Legionnaires disease," the statement said.All of those infected were over 50 years of age and the first man to die had been suffering from a previous life-threatening disease, the public health institute said, adding that it had yet to identify the source of the infection.

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