575 pneumonia cases in Spain

Murcia - Health officials in southeast Spain have reported 575 cases of pneumonia, many of which have been linked to an outbreak…

Murcia - Health officials in southeast Spain have reported 575 cases of pneumonia, many of which have been linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, the region's health minister announced yesterday.

Regional health minister Mr Francisco Marques told a press conference that the outbreak had been traced to 14 air-conditioning units in central Murcia.

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