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Six Legionnaires' cases in Christchurch

A COOLING tower has been pinpointed as the source of a Legionnaires' outbreak in Christchurch, which has affected six people.

SIX people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, which has been linked to a cooling tower in an industrial area.

THE six have been treated in hospital and have recovered from the Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strain. None needed intensive care treatment.

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