“It was legionella in the school showers are closed”
“A school in Malmö, has closed all of their shower room after a man affected by legionella, reports Sydsvenskan. The first labbproven have found legionella in five places in the school’s water.”
“– Snabbprovet showed legionella over the limit. Continued cultivation will show the type of legionella it is and if it can be matched against the ill man answers, says by the head of division Jenny Groothuis at Stadsfastigheter, which owns the school, told the newspaper.”
“The infected man, who trains in the school premises through a sports club, have responded well to the treatment, according to the hospital.”
“– It goes in the right direction, ” says deputy county medical officer Marianne Alanko Blomé.”
“Legionella is caused by bacteria that are commonly found in soil or bodies of water. The mortality rate is in the range of 5 to 20 percent, according to the Folkhälsomyndigheten.”