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Health inspects hotels Porto – Correio da Manhã

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06/09/2015 3:30

Health inspects hotels Port

Health officials seek potential outbreak of Legionella.

 By Ana Sofia Coelho

The presence of Legionella in 12 people in the area of ​​Oporto, which He forced the relocation of two of them, have caused health officials to inspect hotels in the western city. In the case of a hotel in Foz do Douro, over 100 guests had to be moved to other hotel units as a matter of precaution. Epidemiological results are known on Tuesday.

The 12 cases were recorded between late July and Friday. Ten are resident in Oporto and only two were outside Portugal and housed in hotels during the presumed period of occurrence of infection. Therefore, delegates from North Regional Health Authority decided to go to hotels Port collect water samples to analyze the focus potential of Legionnaires’ disease is the same or are isolated cases.

“They came here yesterday [Friday] to sample the showers and the hotel’s water supply. We warn customers and we advise them to be transferred because it is public health and do not play with it,” he said the CM responsible for Boa-Vista Hotel.

The research is taking place only in the western part of the city, that is, between Boavista and Foz do Douro, by the sea.

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