Legionnaire's outbreak in Russia's Sverdlovsk region
Published 31 Jul, 2007 03:03 | Updated 31 Jul, 2007 07:03
Legionnaires' disease has killed three people and more than a hundred have been hospitalised in Russia's Sverdlovsk region. Officials say samples tested confirmed that the virus was the cause.
The region's Health Minister says the disease, which is a type of pneumonia, may have been contracted through food, drink or running water.
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