Overview

• Six individuals who recently spent time in Sydney's CBD have been hospitalized with Legionnaires' disease over the past three weeks.
• NSW Health is reviewing maintenance records of cooling towers in the CBD as part of efforts to trace the source of the outbreak.
• People who visited the area in the last 10 days are advised to watch for symptoms such as fever, chills, cough, and shortness of breath.
• Legionnaires' disease is caused by inhaling contaminated water particles, often from improperly maintained cooling systems, and is not spread person-to-person.
• Elderly individuals, smokers, and those with underlying health conditions are at higher risk for severe illness, which can lead to pneumonia and has a 10% fatality rate in past outbreaks.