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16/02/2007
Suspected Legionnaires outbreak in prison
The prison authorities are investigating a suspected outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in a County Londonderry jail.
Legionella bacterium, the bacteria responsible for the disease, was found in water in the healthcare unit of Magilligan prison, outside Londonderry, after a terminally ill prisoner contracted the disease.
The prisoner was moved to the Causeway hospital on January 29 but died last week. It is not known if his death is linked to the rare form of pneumonia.
Six prisoners who had also spent time in the prison's healthcare unit have since been checked for traces of the disease, however it is not thought that any are showing any symptoms connected to the illness.
Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia or lung infection and can be spread through water systems in large buildings.
(EF)
Legionella bacterium, the bacteria responsible for the disease, was found in water in the healthcare unit of Magilligan prison, outside Londonderry, after a terminally ill prisoner contracted the disease.
The prisoner was moved to the Causeway hospital on January 29 but died last week. It is not known if his death is linked to the rare form of pneumonia.
Six prisoners who had also spent time in the prison's healthcare unit have since been checked for traces of the disease, however it is not thought that any are showing any symptoms connected to the illness.
Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia or lung infection and can be spread through water systems in large buildings.
(EF)
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