Victorian health authorities are confident they have located and treated the source of a deadly legionnaires' outbreak in Melbourne.

In short

  • Victorian health authorities have detected and treated a cooling tower believed to be the source of a legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Melbourne.

  • Chief health officer Dr Clare Looker believes the peak of the outbreak has passed.

What’s next?

  • Health authorities will continue to test cooling towers in the unlikely event of a second source of the spread of the outbreak.