Legionnaires Disease warning issued in Donegal
The Health Service Executive has written to GPs in Sligo, Donegal and Cavan asking them to be vigilant for any potential cases of Legionnaires Disease following the discovery of the deadly bacteria in a hotel swimming pool in Donegal.
Visitors to the Redcastle Hotel near Moville who used the Thalasso Spa pool may have been exposed to the bacteria since the pool opened in January.
The illness, which has a 10% death rate, is contracted through inhaled water droplets and has an incubation period of two to 10 days.
