Already 104 test positive for Legionnaires' disease in Pamplona  


 
06/05/2006
 

 

María Kutz, health councillor of the Navarre Government

 

Health Department has confirmed that those in hospital are making "satisfactory progress." Due to the incubation period, some more cases could be detected, but it is assured the outbreak is under control. Already 109 citizens - 49 in hospital - have tested positive for an outbreak of pneumonia caused by a bacterium called legionella pneumophila, detected on Friday in the old quarter of Pamplona/Iruña.

All those affected are making "satisfactory progress," as the Health Department of the Government of Navarre has confirmed.

In a statement, the Health Department pointed out that out of those 100 people affected, 44 are being treated at home. Likewise, it noted the 64-year-old woman admitted to the Intensive Care Unit is also making satisfactory progress.

Thus, at the moment there are 49 people in three different hospitals.

The councillor added 30 refrigeration plants were checked, out of which four were infected with legionella, but the rest had no presence of the bacteria.

Previous cases
This is not the first time a Legionnaires' disease outbreak is detected in Pamplona/Iruña. In 2001 six people died and the outbreak affected other 16 people who worked at the City Council and the Education Department.
 
 
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