BBC News – Two more Legionnaires deaths in Glasgow and Lanarkshire

Two people have died from Legionnaires’ Disease in the Glasgow and Lanarkshire health board areas, bringing the number of deaths to three.

Four other people have contracted the disease over the past few weeks.

Health officials are now treating the situation as an outbreak and are trying to identify a common source.

Legionnaires’ Disease is caused by a bacteria found in water but is spread when water droplets are vaporised, for example, by air conditioning units.