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PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – Portugal: (LI) nosocomial, RFI

Hospital-Related Infection, Legionnaires' -- PortugalA Legionella outbreak at Lisbon's Sao Francisco Xavier [Hospital] has so far infected a total of 26 patients.The Health Minister admitted last night [Sun 5 Nov 2017] that "something had gone wrong", but told reporters that he was confident the hospital had been following the best practices.The disease is believed to have spread through the hospital's water system, with officials ordering a full commission of inquiry into the reasons for the outbreak Read more [...]