Eight now dead in Portugal Legionnaire's outbreak

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Eight now dead in Portugal Legionnaire's outbreak

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eight-now-dead-portugal-legionnaires-outbreak-200858524.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xExaz8G2Q.RBEdG9NOQSVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-DV-DV1905917-1-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Hospital Vila Franca de Xira is seen near Lisbon, Portugal, on November 10, 2014, where the outbreak of Legionnaire's disease is said to have started" align="left" title="The Hospital Vila Franca de Xira is seen near Lisbon, Portugal, on November 10, 2014, where the outbreak of Legionnaire's disease is said to have started" border="0" /></a>The death toll has climbed to eight in a Legionnaire's disease outbreak in Portugal, which the World Health Organization has called a public emergency, officials announced Sunday. The Portugese government has said the outbreak was very likely caused by bacteria found in the refrigeration system of a fertiliser factory in Vila Franca de Xira, about 30 kilometres (20 miles) north of Lisbon. The WHO called the outbreak a &quot;major public health emergency&quot; on Tuesday and the Portugese government has called it the third biggest in the history of the disease. Environment Minister Jorge Moreira da Silva said the Adubos fertiliser factory was tested to see if there was negligence in maintainance and if any &quot;environmental crime&quot; had been committed.</p><br clear="all"/>

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