Scotland: Man succumps to Legionella, five others ill

Posted on May 30, 2012 • Filed under: Travel News, United Kingdom

One man has died and five others have become ill after contracting a rare strain called ‘Legionella longbeachae’, which appears to come from compost. The unusual strain is well known in Australia and New Zealand, where bags of compost carry warning labels. Read article

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