2 ill with Legionnaires’ disease

October 05, 2013

The Centre for Health Protection is investigating two cases of Legionnaires' disease involving a 69-year-old man and a 67-year-old man.
 
The 69-year-old fell ill on September 28. He went to Tuen Mun Hospital on October 1 and was admitted on the same day. He is stable. He tested positive for Legionella pneumophila. He had travel history to Thailand from September 18 to 23. His home contact has so far remained asymptomatic.
 
The 67-year-old fell ill on September 28. He went to Queen Mary Hospital on September 29. He is in stable condition. He tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease. He had no recent travel history. His home contacts have so far remained asymptomatic.
 
These are the 20th and 21st cases reported to the centre this year. There were 28 and 17 cases in 2012 and 2011.