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7 Jun 2012

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BBC

Edinburgh Legionnaires' outbreak: Cases increase to 51

The number of confirmed and suspected cases in the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Edinburgh has increased to 51...One man has died in the outbreak.… [Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon] said efforts were continuing to trace the source of the disease outbreak…health officials believe it is connected to an outdoor source, possibly a cooling tower…An adviser on the prevention of the disease has warned of the sanctions a company…could face if the authorities trace the source of the outbreak. [T]ests [are understood to] have been carried out at four sites[:] North British Distillery...McFarlan Smith (pharmaceuticals)...Aegon (insurance)...and Burtons Foods…