The water system of a Dublin hospital has been "flushed out" after two long-stay patients with intellectual disability were found to have contracted Legionnaire's disease, it was confirmed yesterday.
The two who became infected were residents of a unit at Stewarts Hospital in Palmerstown which provides residential and day services for people of all ages with special needs.
The Health Service Executive (HSE), which provides funding for the hospital, said one of the infected persons had fully recovered and the second had "almost recovered".
It declined to state their ages for reasons of patient confidentiality, but it is understood both have physical and mental disabilities. They did not require admission to an acute hospital.
The families of other residents in the hospital have been informed and the HSE said there was no cause for public concern.