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| Fifth person diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in Sydney inner west | Fifth person diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in Sydney inner west |
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| A fifth person has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease amid a fatal outbreak in Sydney’s inner west. | A fifth person has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease amid a fatal outbreak in Sydney’s inner west. |
| An elderly man died at Concord Hospital earlier in the month as a result of an outbreak in Burwood, one of numerous cases to occur in Sydney this year. | An elderly man died at Concord Hospital earlier in the month as a result of an outbreak in Burwood, one of numerous cases to occur in Sydney this year. |
| New South Wales Health says the new patient, a man in his 80s, is in a stable condition in hospital after first feeling unwell on 12 May. | New South Wales Health says the new patient, a man in his 80s, is in a stable condition in hospital after first feeling unwell on 12 May. |
| “Environment health officers have completed taking samples of potential water sources in the Burwood LGA [local government area],” the acting chief health officer, Dr Jeremy McAnulty, said. | “Environment health officers have completed taking samples of potential water sources in the Burwood LGA [local government area],” the acting chief health officer, Dr Jeremy McAnulty, said. |
| “Final results will be available at the end of this week.” | “Final results will be available at the end of this week.” |
| None of the water tests returned so far have been positive for the disease. | None of the water tests returned so far have been positive for the disease. |
| The newly diagnosed man visited a number of places during his exposure period but not the Burwood shopping centre or Sydney CBD, McAnulty said. | The newly diagnosed man visited a number of places during his exposure period but not the Burwood shopping centre or Sydney CBD, McAnulty said. |
| The state opposition has called for the government to assume responsibility for air cooling system inspections. | The state opposition has called for the government to assume responsibility for air cooling system inspections. |
| Labor’s health spokesman, Walt Secord, said NSW Health would be better placed to carry out inspections than local governments. He also called for a central registry of cooling towers to be set up to help authorities identify the source of an outbreak more quickly. | Labor’s health spokesman, Walt Secord, said NSW Health would be better placed to carry out inspections than local governments. He also called for a central registry of cooling towers to be set up to help authorities identify the source of an outbreak more quickly. |
| “Air condition cooling towers can be a breeding ground for legionella and this is too important to be left to local government,” Secord said on Sunday. | “Air condition cooling towers can be a breeding ground for legionella and this is too important to be left to local government,” Secord said on Sunday. |
| The measures are part of a Labor five-point plan, which also includes increasing the number of inspections and strengthening system check-up rules. | The measures are part of a Labor five-point plan, which also includes increasing the number of inspections and strengthening system check-up rules. |
| It also calls on the government to issue timely and prompt warnings about outbreaks, after the state health minister, Jillian Skinner, said she knew about the second fatal outbreak “a few days” before the public was told. | It also calls on the government to issue timely and prompt warnings about outbreaks, after the state health minister, Jillian Skinner, said she knew about the second fatal outbreak “a few days” before the public was told. |
| “The community has a right to know and they have a right to know the locations especially, if they feel that they are showing symptoms,” Secord said. | “The community has a right to know and they have a right to know the locations especially, if they feel that they are showing symptoms,” Secord said. |
| The government has been contacted for comment. | The government has been contacted for comment. |