Legionella in Mallorca

chwerch

Hi All
Hardly a topic to inspire the traveller but I was wondering if anyone could advise on the following?
I booked an apartment in southern Mallorca via Booking.com. A few days after returning home I developed an outrageous fever. I had pneumonia, the cause of which, turned out to be legionella in my bloodstream.
I am absolutely convinced the origin of my illness was the pool and showers at the apartment. As I did not travel with a tour operator I was wondering where I stood in terms of comeback? I paid for the accommodation by credit card.
At the very least can anyone advise on how to inform the local public health? I cannot stand by while others may be become ill with this potentially fatal disease.
Your thoughts appreciated in advance

Grumpelstiltskin

Public Health. Start here.


http://www.caib.es/govern/organigrama/area.do?coduo=51&lang=ca

Alan_Bowen

Your only possible claim is directly against the hotel, one of the disadvantages of booking direct and not with a tour operator when you may have a claim in the UK against the operator. Hope you recover soon.

Westin

Unless things have changed recently, Legionella was a notifiable disease and if you presented yourself at a doctors and Legionella was diagnosed then I think the GP has to report the case. This was done to help build back a route to the cause.

lea2012

We travel to Majorca next week and will be staying in the south of the island so would be keen to know where you stayed. I appreciate that an open forum would not be the place to name an apartment / hotel until you know for certain but if you could drop me a PM with the name of the complex I would be really grateful.

Thanks.