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Jonathan Geddes & Eve Beattie

Lanarkshire sheltered housing complex carries out 'thorough' testing after resident diagnosed with Legionnaire's

Bosses at a Lanarkshire sheltered housing complex say they have carried out "thorough" testing after a resident living there was found to have Legionnaire's disease.

A concerned family member of a resident living at Lochbrae Shelter Housing told the Scottish Daily Express that continual testing of water and showerheads were still regularly taking place there.

The lung infection can be carried through droplets of water and can be extremely serious, especially among elderly people.

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