Toronto Public Health (TPH) is investigating Legionnaires’ disease cases.
They say the outbreak of the disease in an approximately one-kilometre radius of the intersection of Bathurst Street and Dupont Street.
Six cases have been been identified among people who live, work or have visited the area.
They say they became symptomatic Thursday, July 2 and Sunday, July 26.
Legionnaires’ disease does not spread from person to person, and the risk to the public remains low.
TPH is investigating possible sources of Legionella bacteria through on-site inspections and environmental sampling and has implemented precautionary control measures.
TPH is also working to determine whether this outbreak may be linked to a recently declared outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at Castleview Wychwood Towers, a long-term care home in the area. Five confirmed cases were identified in that outbreak,
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