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County Health says that 170 people who attended that party at the Playboy Mansion on Feb. 3 have since been reported as feeling symptoms afterward. The symptoms of legionellosis, or Pontiac fever — which is suspected — include "fever, chills, general discomfort (malaise) and some cough."
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Playboy Mansion toll now 170
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