London health officials say six adults have been hospitalized due to an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease, with all cases geographically linked to a south-central London neighbourhood they would not name.
Dr. Alex Summers, Middlesex-London Health Unit’s associate medical officer of health, says they’ve been investigating the cases for the past few weeks.
“We have been investigating a cluster of legionella cases that are highly geographically located,” he said. “They’re all in a similar neighbourhood and when we see an outbreak such as this, we are concerned about a potential common environmental source.”