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Eight people remain in hospital as cooling towers are treated with chlorine and spas and air-conditioning systems tested Efforts to identify the source of legionnaires’ disease in Stoke-on-Trent are continuing, after the outbreak which has so far which has killed one person and infected at least 15 others. Eight people, aged between their late-40s and… Read more »

Eight people remain in hospital as cooling towers are treated with chlorine and spas and air-conditioning systems tested Efforts to identify the source of legionnaires’ disease in Stoke-on-Trent are continuing, after the outbreak which has so far which has killed one person and infected at least 15 others. Eight people, aged between their late-40s and… Read more »

One of 16 patients confirmed as having contracted Legionnaires’ disease in Staffordshire has died, says health agency Eight patients remain in hospital after an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. Sixteen people have been confirmed as having contracted the disease in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, since Tuesday. No details have yet been released of a patient who died on… Read more »

One of 16 patients confirmed as having contracted Legionnaires’ disease in Staffordshire has died, says health agency Eight patients remain in hospital after an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. Sixteen people have been confirmed as having contracted the disease in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, since Tuesday. No details have yet been released of a patient who died on… Read more »

Deceased was one of 16 in Stoke-on-Trent to contract disease, although exact cause of death remains unknown Health officials are awaiting details of the cause of death of a patient affected by a legionnaires’ disease outbreak. The patient was among 16 people suffering from the disease in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The group have all been confirmed… Read more »

Deceased was one of 16 in Stoke-on-Trent to contract disease, although exact cause of death remains unknown Health officials are awaiting details of the cause of death of a patient affected by a legionnaires’ disease outbreak. The patient was among 16 people suffering from the disease in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The group have all been confirmed… Read more »

Health officials try to identify source of disease as number of cases continue to rise, with two in a critical condition A total of 15 people are being treated in hospital after an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in Staffordshire. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said all of those affected in Stoke-on-Trent were aged between their… Read more »

Health officials try to identify source of disease as number of cases continue to rise, with two in a critical condition A total of 15 people are being treated in hospital after an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in Staffordshire. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said all of those affected in Stoke-on-Trent were aged between their… Read more »

Eleven people being treated in hospital as experts continue efforts to identify source of outbreak Two more cases of legionnaires’ disease have been confirmed in Stoke-on-Trent and one patient is in a critical condition. A total of 11 people are being treated at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, a number which has been steadily… Read more »

Eleven people being treated in hospital as experts continue efforts to identify source of outbreak Two more cases of legionnaires’ disease have been confirmed in Stoke-on-Trent and one patient is in a critical condition. A total of 11 people are being treated at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, a number which has been steadily… Read more »