Legionnaires' disease kills Melbourne man, while four more are ill

HEALTH authorities are cleaning air conditioning cooling towers in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray after an outbreak of legionnaires' disease claimed a man's life.

The man, aged in his 50s, died today at the Western Hospital.

There are another four known cases of the flu-like illness, with a 75-year-old woman remaining in Sunshine Hospital.

Two men, aged 56 and 69, and a 93-year-old woman have already been released after treatment at Western Hospital.

Originally published on The Australian Online 24 Jan 2013, full story here.