Six dead and 27 ill in nursing home bug outbreak

A mystery illness has claimed the lives of six elderly people at a nursing home in less than a fortnight, including five in the past five days.

Six dead and 27 ill in nursing home bug outbreak
Tue, 03 Apr, 2012 - 01:00
Fiachra Ó Cionnaith and Stephen Maguire

The illness has also infected 27 of the remaining 39 residents.

James Reilly, the health minister, ordered an immediate review of standards at the Nazareth House nursing home in Fahan, Buncrana, Co Donegal, after being alerted to the outbreak.

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