Melbourne, 2 Deaths, Sept. 2002

Two men, ages 51 and 83, contracted Legionnaires' disease in Melbourne and have died. As of 12 September, a 72-year-old woman with Legionnaires', also from Melbourne, was still in the hospital. Health authorities suspect all three got the disease after visiting the same area in Brunswick. One of the men lived in the Brunswick area and the other, a truck driver, had made deliveries there. The woman works in the area. Health officials are investigating. Source: The Age