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Cooling towers blamed for outbreak, CBD visitors told to watch for symptoms

Martin Place is one of the CBD locations which could potentially have a building with the outbreak.  (AAP: Jeremy Ng)

People who have recently visited Sydney’s CBD have been warned to watch for symptoms of pneumonia, as health authorities suspect contaminated cooling towers have spread a harmful infection.

NSW Health said five people have been admitted to hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease, a potentially life-threatening illness, which presents usually as a fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

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