First âlegionellaâ lawsuits to be presented this week
The first lawsuits claiming compensation for the deaths and misery caused by last Novemberâs outbreak of legionella in the industrial northern town of Vila Franca de Xira are being presented
Hospitals with scabies and legionella as PM laments health serviceâs âwinter of discontentâ
Fresh from the worldâs âsecond worst legionella outbreak of all timeâ, Portugal is back in the hotseat – not just with a new legionella scare, but an outbreak of scabies
Legionella: âPatient zeroâ dies after two-and-a-half months in hospital
Media focus on Portugalâs âworst-everâ outbreak of legionella died down weeks ago, but the collateral damage continues – and now âpatient zeroâ, the first patient to be contaminated, has died.
Post-legionella fears haunt residents near rogue factory
With the deadly Legionella outbreak in Vila Franca de Xira now declared extinct (final death toll: 10 out of 336 patients), a group of residents is on the warpath. The
Legionella in Algarve: deaths almost double in 24 hours
At least one person in the Algarve is under observation in Faro hospital after becoming infected with the deadly legionella bacteria. As nationally the number of deaths leapt by almost
Legionella: various factories under investigation
As the worldâs press picks up on Portugalâs ongoing âmajor public health emergencyâ, investigators trying to establish the focus of the outbreak are concentrating on three factories: ADP Fertilizantes, Solvay
Panic as legionella kills 4 and infects 180
All concerns of Ebola evaporated over the weekend as Vila Franca de Xira was plunged into the worst legionella outbreak in Portugalâs living memory. In the space of 24 hours