Melbourne, 3 Cases, Oct. 2002; Legal Action Considered

Three men, aged 54, 61 and 81, were hospitalized with Legionnaires' disease in Melbourne. One was still in intensive care as of 1 November. Health officials tested and disinfected all cooling towers at 13 sites in the suspected area. Legal action is being considered against the owner of an industrial site with an unregistered tower. Victorian law requires registration of every cooling tower. Source: Melbourne Herald Sun