Virus found at the Ashford home of the HSE
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A strain of Legionella has been
discovered at the home of the Health and Safety Executive in
Kent.
The South East England Development
Agency - which has an office there - revealed the virus was found
in a water system at Ashford's International House last month.
Fortunately it was not legionella
pneumophila which causes Legionnaires Disease, a potentially fatal
form of pneumonia which can affect anybody.
A spokesman for the Ashford Borough
Council said no illnesses were linked to the building based in
Dover Place.
The systems have since been
chlorinated and further works undertaken by the building's
management to ensure the strain of the bacteria is no longer
present
International House is also the base
for employees of Ashford's Future and the South East England
Development Agency.
Thursday, October 28 2010
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