In this episode, we speak with Lara Payne-Hallström, ECDC expert on Legionnaires’ disease. Lara explains what this disease is, where its name comes from, and how and why ECDC monitors it.  She also tells us how she got interested in this disease in particular, and gives us all the details on where the bacteria grows and develops.

You can find out more about Legionnaires’ disease here.

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