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| Edinburgh Legionnaires' outbreak: Second victim dies | Edinburgh Legionnaires' outbreak: Second victim dies |
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| A second person has died after contracting Legionnaires' disease in Edinburgh. | A second person has died after contracting Legionnaires' disease in Edinburgh. |
| The man, who was in his 40s, was from the Gorgie area of the city, which is at the centre of the outbreak. | The man, who was in his 40s, was from the Gorgie area of the city, which is at the centre of the outbreak. |
| It is understood the man had underlying health issues and was being treated at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. | It is understood the man had underlying health issues and was being treated at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. |
| The total number of confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease currently stands at 41. The number of suspected cases stands at 48. | The total number of confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease currently stands at 41. The number of suspected cases stands at 48. |
| So far, all of those infected have connections to the south-west of the city, where the outbreak is believed to have been caused by a cooling tower. | So far, all of those infected have connections to the south-west of the city, where the outbreak is believed to have been caused by a cooling tower. |
| The exact source has not been identified and investigations continue. | The exact source has not been identified and investigations continue. |
| One other man has died from the disease. He was named as 56-year-old Robert Air from the Seafield area of Edinburgh. | One other man has died from the disease. He was named as 56-year-old Robert Air from the Seafield area of Edinburgh. |
| 'Extremely sad' | |
| Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "My sincere condolences go to the family and friends of the patient who passed away in Edinburgh tonight in a case linked to the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the city. My thoughts are with them at this very difficult time." | |
| She added that "despite this sad and tragic development it remains the case that we believe the outbreak to have peaked". | |
| Dr Duncan McCormick, chair of the Incident Management Team and Consultant in Public Health Medicine at NHS Lothian, said his team realised that further deaths "were a possibility" but described the death of the second man as "extremely sad". | |
| The Health and Safety Executive has so far served a pharmaceuticals company based in the area where most cases have been concentrated with two improvement notices. | |
| These relate to at least one cooling tower and cover further inspection and maintenance although the source of the outbreak is not yet known. | |
| Legionnaires' disease is contracted by breathing in small droplets of water contaminated with Legionella bacteria. | Legionnaires' disease is contracted by breathing in small droplets of water contaminated with Legionella bacteria. |
| Symptoms are mild headaches, muscle pain, fever, persistent cough and sometimes vomiting and diarrhoea. | Symptoms are mild headaches, muscle pain, fever, persistent cough and sometimes vomiting and diarrhoea. |