An image of a colorised scanning electron micrograph with moderately-high magnification of 5000X, depicting a large grouping of Gram-negative Legionella pneumophila bacteria, the most common type of Legionella bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease. Image source: Janice Haney Carr, via Wikimedia Commons

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Melbourne

The bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease thrives in fresh water. Image source: Janice Haney Carr, via Wikimedia Commons An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has been reported in Victoria, with an elderly woman confirmed dead from the disease. There are at least 60 confirmed cases of the disease, which authorities believe originated in water cooling towers…