THE recent Legionnaires' outbreak is officially over. The Outbreak Control Team investigating cases of legionnaires said the last person with the disease linked to the outbreak area fell ill on 10 September and there have been no new cases since that date.

The team, comprising Public Health Wales, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and environmental health officers from eight South Wales local authorities, will be producing a report on the outbreak.

Dr Gwen Lowe, Consultant in Communicable Disease Control for Public Health Wales and Chair of the Outbreak Control Team, said: ""Both our microbiological and epidemiological investigations indicate that there are a number of potential sources for these 22 cases.

"All plausible sources have been fully investigated and precautionary action taken and advice given where indicated.