Legionella bacteria found in a hospital in Kościerzyna

Legionella, a pathogen which causes Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever has been found in a hospital in Kościerzyna. Unsafe concentrations of the bacteria were discovered in the warm water installations. And because it is most effectively spread by water vapours, taking showers has been banned in the entire hospital. Furthermore, there have been reductions in admissions in the children's ward, because young patients face the highest risk of getting sick.