Home water supplies found with Legionnaires' bug

Water supply of some homes in Dubai had been found with bacteria that can cause deadly Legionnaires' disease, The National has reported. Although often associated with air-conditioning systems, the bug can thrive in water, including roof tanks, taps, pipes and showers. Dr Ulrich Wernery, the scientific director of the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Dubai has said that 147 water samples the laboratory had tested in a six-year period from 2004, 53 were positive. The flu-like disease is caught by inhaling droplets of infected water. It can be fatal, although it is usually not dangerous to healthy people.