Deadly Legionnaires' disease in Minnesota that killed six and sickened 134 may have infected people via their SHOWERS or taps - as outbreak is linked back to contaminated water systems
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, a severe form of pneumonia, in northeastern Minnesota that infected 14 people was traced back to the local water supply, state health officials report. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

"Can You Outsmart Legionella with Innovative Plumbing Design?" a Webinar with Dr. Janet E. Stout Presented by Chicago Faucets
Legionnaires' disease is on the rise. Most cases are not outbreak-related, but rather occur sporadically and are associated with water distribution systems. Who is at risk of contracting Legionnaires' if exposed? What types of water devices and fixtures are most likely to amplify and... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Deadly hot tub bacteria outbreak in New Hampshire kills one and hospitalizes another at sw.y hotel
Both patients stayed at the $200-per-night Mountain View Resort and Spa in New Hampshire shortly before they fell ill with Legionnaires disease, which can cause severe pneumonia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Deadly hot tub bacteria outbreak in New Hampshire kills one and hospitalizes another at sw.y spa
Both patients stayed at the $200-per-night Mountain View Resort and Spa in New Hampshire shortly before they fell ill with Legionnaires disease, which can cause severe pneumonia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fauci Faces Questions; Benefits of 'Dry January'; Resort Linked With Legionnaires
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Republican chair of a House subcommittee investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic warned that former White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci, MD... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - January 3, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Sydney New Year's Eve: Millions of Aussies are warned they may have been exposed to deadly legionnaires' disease
NSW Health issued a health alert on Wednesday for anyone who visited the city centre since Christmas Eve to monitor for symptoms including coughing, fever, shortness of breath and headaches. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

One person dies and five are put on ventilators after catching deadly disease from contaminated WATER in California
A California resident died after being exposed to water contaminated with a deadly bacteria and more than a dozen people contracted Legionnaires' disease linked to a poorly-maintained water system. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

One person dies and five are put on ventilators after catching deadly disease from their TAP WATER in California
A California resident died after drinking tap water contaminated with a deadly bacteria and more than a dozen people contracted Legionnaires' disease linked to a poorly-maintained water system. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Large Community Outbreak of Legionnaires Disease Potentially Associated with a Cooling Tower - Napa County, California, 2022
This report describes a Legionnaires disease outbreak in California associated with a cooling tower. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - December 7, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: Community Health Legionnaires' Disease (Legionellosis) MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Outbreaks Source Type: news

Phigenics announces a peer-reviewed research paper on a large-scale field study that highlights deficiencies of ISO 11731 compared to the novel novel method, PVT VIABLE ®
Phigenics announces a peer-reviewed research paper, "Inaccuracies of the ISO 11731 Method for Environmental Validation of Legionella in Building Water Systems: Opportunities to Improve Sensitivity and Detect Viable but Non-Culturable Legionella," published in the "Clinical and... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: SVY Source Type: news

Phigenics announces the publication of the Validation of PVT VIABLE in the Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL
Phigenics is delighted to announce AOAC PTM certification for the PVT VIABLE® test and the associated publication: Validation of the PVT VIABLE® method for the detection of Legionella in potable and non-potable water: AOAC Performance Tested MethodSM 082303 in the Journal of AOAC... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Asylum seekers' boats: from the perils of drowning to the hazards of Legionnaires' disease - Bhopal RS.
Having survived the perils of small boats crossing choppy seas, asylum seekers arriving in the UK are now confronting the hazards of a very rare, environmentally acquired pneumonia in a big boat.12Legionella species are ubiquitous and can be found in virtu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news

Staff at top US farm research center file new workplace safety complaint
A damaged hallway in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) is seen in a photo taken by an employee after a 2022 Christmas Day flood and ceiling collapses at the research facility, where employees have now filed whistleblower complaints over…#barc #beltsville #maryland #usda #osha #legionella (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Legionnaires Disease in Lung Transplant Recipients Likely From Donor
(MedPage Today) -- Aspirated freshwater in the lungs of an organ donor who died by drowning in a river was the likely source of Legionnaires disease in two patients who received lung transplants at a Philadelphia hospital last year. While one... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - September 15, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news