The Health Ministry is investigating a possible outbreak of legionella, a strain of bacteria that can cause Legionaries disease, in Bali, an official says.
“A team just arrived from Bali this morning and will check the samples in our laboratory in Yogyakarta. The results might be available a week from now,” Director General for Disease Control and Environmental Health Tjandra Yoga Aditama said Wednesday as quoted by Tribunnews.com.
The Health Agency has disinfected two locations that may have been exposed to the bacteria, he said.
Legionella bacteria can cause Legionellosis, which can refer to two syndromes: Legionnaires disease, which often manifests as severe pneumonia, and Pontiac fever, according to the website eMedicine.
Tjandra said that the Australian Health Ministry had contacted its Indonesian counterpart to discuss the possibility of an outbreak.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that there have been 10 confirmed Australian cases of Legionnaires' Disease connected with the central Kuta area in Bali since August 2010
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