The legionella bacteria that causes the illness has been found in 113 patients in hospital in Rzeszow, in Poland's southeast, a key transport hub for international military support for Ukraine. Some 10,000 US troops are also stationed in the area.
NATO member Poland has supported Ukraine throughout Vladimir Putin's invasion and its government says the nation has been exposed to various forms of Russia's hybrid war.
On Thursday Rzeszow mayor Konrad Fijolek said authorities were testing water samples for legionella and the results would be known on Monday.Earlier on Friday, private radio RMF reported Internal Security Agency officers were checking local water systems and so far they had found no grounds to suspect sabotage.City officials have decided on a chlorine and ozone disinfection of more than 620 miles of Rzeszow pipelines to take place on Saturday.
It is typically caught in hotels, hospitals or offices where the bacteria have got into the water supply, for example in air conditioning systems or taps and showers that are not in frequent use.
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