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Yahoo
a day ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Urgent warning as disease hits major city
An urgent health warning has been issued for people in an inner Sydney suburb amid several confirmed cases of legionnaires' disease. Three people from Potts Point, aged between their 40s and 70s and unknown to one another, have contracted the disease, NSW Health have confirmed. NSW Health is advising anyone who visited the Potts Point area between June 8 and June 18 to be vigilant and monitor symptoms of the disease. Legionnaires' disease is a lung infection caused by the legionella bacteria, and can trigger symptoms including a fever, chills, a cough and shortness of breath. Without treatment, the disease can be fatal. The disease is not spread person to person and can sometimes be caused by environmental sources such as a cooling tower atop a large building, which can become contaminated by the bacteria. South Eastern Sydney local health district public health unit director Vicky Sheppeard said all three of those who contracted the disease have been admitted to hospital. 'People can be exposed to the bacteria if contaminated water particles from a cooling system are emitted into the air and breathed in,' Dr Sheppeard said. 'Legionnaires' disease can develop up to 10 days after exposure. 'Symptoms include fever, chills, a cough and shortness of breath and may lead to severe chest infections such as pneumonia. 'People who develop this disease are diagnosed by a urine or sputum test and chest X-ray and usually require antibiotic treatment in hospital. 'Those most at risk are elderly people, people with underlying lung or other serious health conditions, and people who smoke.' NSW Health confirmed they were working alongside the City of Sydney and have completed samples of all cooling towers with a 500m radius of the resident's homes. All managers of cooling water systems have been urged to disinfect their systems. 'Building owners should ensure that their cooling towers are operated and maintained in compliance with the NSW Public Health Regulation 2022,' a statement read. The outbreak comes after a previous outbreak of Legionnaires' disease between March and April this year, which infected 12 people and left one dead. NSW Health confirmed 11 were hospitalised during the outbreak and another was treated out of the hospital. All of those infected had spent time in the Sydney CBD between March 13 and April 5. In April, a man in his 50s died from the infection after contracting the disease nearly a month earlier.
News.com.au
2 days ago
- Health
- News.com.au
Urgent health warning after three people contract legionnaires' disease in Potts Point, Sydney
An urgent health warning has been issued for people in an inner Sydney suburb amid several confirmed cases of legionnaires' disease. Three people from Potts Point, aged between their 40s and 70s and unknown to one another, have contracted the disease, NSW Health have confirmed. NSW Health is advising anyone who visited the Potts Point area between June 8 and June 18 to be vigilant and monitor symptoms of the disease. Legionnaires' disease is a lung infection caused by the legionella bacteria, and can trigger symptoms including a fever, chills, a cough and shortness of breath. Without treatment, the disease can be fatal. The disease is not spread person to person and can sometimes be caused by environmental sources such as a cooling tower atop a large building, which can become contaminated by the bacteria. South Eastern Sydney local health district public health unit director Vicky Sheppeard said all three of those who contracted the disease have been admitted to hospital. 'People can be exposed to the bacteria if contaminated water particles from a cooling system are emitted into the air and breathed in,' Dr Sheppeard said. 'Legionnaires' disease can develop up to 10 days after exposure. 'Symptoms include fever, chills, a cough and shortness of breath and may lead to severe chest infections such as pneumonia. 'People who develop this disease are diagnosed by a urine or sputum test and chest X-ray and usually require antibiotic treatment in hospital. 'Those most at risk are elderly people, people with underlying lung or other serious health conditions, and people who smoke.' NSW Health confirmed they were working alongside the City of Sydney and have completed samples of all cooling towers with a 500m radius of the resident's homes. All managers of cooling water systems have been urged to disinfect their systems. 'Building owners should ensure that their cooling towers are operated and maintained in compliance with the NSW Public Health Regulation 2022,' a statement read. The outbreak comes after a previous outbreak of Legionnaires' disease between March and April this year, which infected 12 people and left one dead. NSW Health confirmed 11 were hospitalised during the outbreak and another was treated out of the hospital. All of those infected had spent time in the Sydney CBD between March 13 and April 5. In April, a man in his 50s died from the infection after contracting the disease nearly a month earlier.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Death toll rises as infectious disease claims second victim after major outbreak in Sydney's CBD - as three others are hospitalised
A second person has died following an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Sydney's CBD - as three others are admitted to hospital. NSW Health said a dozen people who had been in and around the CBD between March and April had contracted the illness. Legionnaires' disease is a severe lung infection (pneumonia) caused by Legionella bacteria, commonly found in water and soil. 'Sadly, one of the people who contracted the disease passed away in hospital last week,' a spokesperson said. Three residents from Potts Point, aged between their 40s and 70s, not known to each other were admitted to hospital after becoming unwell. More than 165 cooling towers across Sydney have been inspected as part of the investigation into the source of the outbreak. NSW Health found legionella bacteria in one of the towers which is being cleaned while more testing probes whether it was the source of the spread. Local businesses have been asked to disinfect their water cooling systems to kill any bacteria in cooling towers, spas, hot water tanks, and air conditioning units. Director of the Public Health Unit at South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Dr Vicky Sheppeard reminded Aussies the virus could not be spread between people. 'Outbreaks sometimes occur when bacteria from environmental sources such as cooling towers atop large buildings become contaminated,' she said. Symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and muscle aches, often appearing two to 10 days after exposure. While serious, the disease is treatable with antibiotics, but can be fatal if people don't seek medical help. Legionnaires' disease is more dangerous for people with compromised immune systems or underlying health conditions. Those most at risk include older adults over the age of 50, people with chronic lung conditions, smokers, individuals on immunosuppressive medications and cancer and diabetes sufferers. NSW Health said anyone who was in the Sydney CBD during March and April and is experiencing symptoms should seek immediate medical attention. One patient was simply driving through Circular Quay when they were infected. The disease is normally contracted by inhaling contaminated water droplets or aerosolized water. In August an outbreak in Melbourne, traced to a cooling tower, led to more than 100 cases and the deaths of two people.
News.com.au
4 days ago
- Business
- News.com.au
Court rules in favour of Packer over unit block hold out
James Packer has finally got the go-ahead for a prized development against a lone hold out homeowner. But it might not be the end of the matter. There was no sentiment, just ex parte process, when NSW Land & Environment Court Justice Sarah Pritchard ruled against the lone holdout owner defying developer Time & Place plans to redevelop The Chimes complex at Potts Point. Mitchell Griffiths of Rapsey Griffiths was appointed trustee for the compulsory sale of the studio apartment at the $1.4m court-ordered price, less costs. A previous $1.6m without prejudice offer had been withdrawn. The studio apartment resident, who paid $44,000 in 1982, has not agreed to the dislodgement deal, which stems from the 2020 scheme to buy all 80 studio units plus 27 car spaces in the 1964 Macleay St block. Time & Place, which now has development funding from tycoon James Packer, achieved the 75 per cent compulsory acquisition threshold under the state government's strata renewal legislation several years ago, with the buy-up costing $100m plus. Time & Place barrister Janet McKelvey told the court Griffiths had done NSW's only previous trustee strata transfer, though that was for short-term accommodation premises in Haymarket. This matter could end in an unseemly eviction, but presumably not until the redevelopment proposal gets through the NSW government's state-significant development process.
ABC News
12-06-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Sexual assault trial of NSW MP Gareth Ward told of 'emotional' discussion with staffer
A man who has accused New South Wales MP Gareth Ward of sexually assaulting him told a parliamentary staffer years after the alleged rape that the politician had "done something" to him, a court has heard. During the third week of the trial a witness who cannot be identified for legal reasons told the NSW District Court he visited the alleged victim two years after the alleged incident. He told the court the man was "very emotional, very distraught" during their discussion. The court heard the complainant, who was 24 when the alleged sexual assault occurred in Mr Ward's Potts Point apartment in 2015, told the witness that the MP "had done something" to him. It was not specified exactly what that was. The court has previously heard allegations that the complainant was digitally penetrated by Mr Ward without his consent after they attended an event at state parliament. Mr Ward has pleaded not guilty to sexual intercourse without consent. He has also denied four other charges, including indecent assault, involving a second complainant who was 18 in 2013. Under questioning from the prosecution the witness said the complainant told him he did not like being in the proximity of Mr Ward. "This is why he avoided coming to parliament," the witness said. "I can remember he looked like he had been crying — he looked visibly upset and then when we started talking he got more upset." The witness said he was surprised with himself that he did not take action after hearing the complainant's allegations. "I don't know why — it's like I just blocked it out of my mind," he told the court. The witness said when he was asked to give a statement to police after news of the allegations emerged his memory of the events of that day started to come back. The trial continues.
