British travellers have been urged to take care (Image: Getty) British holidaymakers are being warned about an outbreak of a lethal disease that has already claimed four lives. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Foreign Office-supported Travel Health Pro website have both drawn attention to the issue. The ECDC has issued a new update confirming the presence of Legionnaires' disease in several areas within the metropolitan boundary of Milan - notably Corsico and Buccinasco - in the Lombardy Region of Italy.
At present, a dozen individuals are receiving hospital treatment. As of August 19, data indicates there have been 53 confirmed infections and four deaths. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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