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Milan Probes Suspected Legionella Cluster in San Siro After 11 Cases and One Death

Health officials have launched home sampling across the area, with laboratory confirmation still pending.

Overview

  • Ats Città Metropolitana di Milano reports 11 suspected legionella cases tied to the San Siro area near via Rembrandt.
  • One person has died and eight people remain hospitalized, according to the health agency’s initial tally.
  • Investigators have begun collecting water samples in residences and assessing other sensitive sites in the neighborhood.
  • Authorities note the patients have predisposing risk factors and stress that transmission occurs via inhalation of contaminated water aerosol, not person-to-person or by drinking.
  • Epidemiological surveillance continues as lab analyses proceed, with officials citing separate Milan cases recorded in July on via Rizzoli as recent context.