Tourists warned of Legionnaires` in Bali

Recent visitors to Bali have been urged to see a doctor if they suffer flu-like
symptoms, after at least 10 Australians contracted Legionnaires' Disease while
holidaying on the island.
Victoria's Chief Health Officer John Carnie said on Friday four Victorians, aged
from 45 to 82, recovered after being treated for the illness on their return from
holidays in Bali.
Six cases were detected among West Australians who had been to the Indonesian resort
island, Dr Carnie said.
He said the first two Victorian cases were in August and October, and the latter two
had visited Bali in late December.
"The Indonesian government has been advised of the Australian cases and is
investigating to determine the source of the infections," Dr Carnie said in a
statement.
Dr Carnie said Legionnaires' causes flu-like symptoms such as headache, fever,
chills, muscle aches and pains, and may lead to respiratory problems and pneumonia.
It is acquired through breathing in very fine droplets of water that contain the
bacteria, such as spray drifts vented from cooling towers. Whirlpool spas and warm
water systems can also lead to the illness.