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What is Legionnaires' disease and what caused the surge in Victorian cases?

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Victorian health authorities say they've identified the source of the state's deadly legionnaires' disease outbreak. So far, there are 77 confirmed patients and two people have died as a result of the outbreak - Victoria's worst in two decades.
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