NINETEEN people are suffering from Legionnaires' Disease, a health authority said today.
A further 11 people in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, are suspected of having the disease, Morecambe Bay Health Authority said.
A team has been set up to probe the cause of the outbreak and is investigating whether a contaminated air-conditioning unit is to blame.
Legionnaires' Disease, which can be fatal, got its name in 1976 when there was an outbreak of pneumonia among people attending an American Legion Convention in Philadelphia.
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