Poland says there has been an outbreak of a dangerous disease

An outbreak of a dangerous disease has been recorded in Rzeszów, Poland, which is located near the Ukrainian border and was the first to receive a wave of Ukrainian refugees. Bloomberg writes about it.

As the publication notes, it is "a lung disease, from which seven people have already died, and 113 were hospitalised".

Polish authorities are investigating the source of the infection and promise to tell the media about it by Monday. According to preliminary estimates, the bacterium Legionella is involved and the source of the disease could be water.

These bacteria are known to cause death in an average of 5-10 per cent of cases of infection.

People can get sick if they inhale drops of water or swallow water containing the bacteria," the publication points out.

It is noted that about 200 thousand people live in Rzeszów.

According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, in 2021, about 10,700 cases of Legionella were registered in the European Union, of which 704 are known to be fatal.