Portugal Legionnaire's outbreak 'major public health emergency'<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/portugal-legionnaires-outbreak-major-public-health-emergency-224054920.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HGf5h5Taagc8tDAzZ_EJPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-DV-DV1906999-1-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The outbreak of legionella that has killed five people in Portugal is probably due to the presence of bacteria in the cooling towers of a fertilizer plant in Vila Franca de Xira, near Lisbon, the government said" align="left" title="The outbreak of legionella that has killed five people in Portugal is probably due to the presence of bacteria in the cooling towers of a fertilizer plant in Vila Franca de Xira, near Lisbon, the government said" border="0" /></a>An outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in Portugal that has killed five people in less than a week constitutes a "major public health emergency," the World Health Organization warned Tuesday. The UN health agency said Portugal had notified it of a "large outbreak" of Legionnaire's disease in the Vila Franca de Xira suburb of Lisbon, voicing concern about the public health implications. It is usually caught by breathing in small droplets of contaminated water.</p><br clear="all"/>
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