As if battling COVID-19 weren’t bad enough, the city Health Department’s now dealing with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem. Nine people have been diagnosed with the illness and hospitalized in the northern Manhattan area since Aug. 9, seven of whom are 50 years of age or older, the Health Department announced Wednesday evening. […]
Author: Kyle Iboshi (KGW) Despite efforts to fix the building’s water system, residents at Rosemont Court are still getting sick and health officials don’t know why. PORTLAND, Ore. — Residents at an apartment building in North Portland are still getting sick with Legionnaires’ Disease, a severe form of pneumonia or lung infection, despite efforts to fix […]
by KATU Staff Monday, June 14th 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. — Additional cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported at a North Portland apartment building. Northwest Housing Alternatives (NHA) said Monday that it will offer to help residents living at the Rosemont Court building relocate permanently. In January, 10 residents at the apartments on North Dekum Street became ill—and […]
Elderly patients are being moved to a different ward at Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin after a potential legionella risk was identified in the water supply. ‘Best course of action’ Ward seven is on the first floor, and the floor below houses teams including physiotherapists, occupational therapists and dietitians, who will also move to other […]
Protein remodels intracellular membrane to help bacteria survive in host cells UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER – NEWS RELEASE 10-MAY-2021 DALLAS – May 10, 2021 – Scientists at UT Southwestern have discovered a key protein that helps the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease to set up house in the cells of humans and other hosts. The findings, published […]
By WDTV News Staff Published: Apr. 28, 2021 at 12:25 PM EDT HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Bacteria that causes the severe form of pneumonia known as Legionnaires’ disease was detected Tuesday in an administrative building at a state-run hospital, West Virginia health officials said. Legionella bacteria was found in water from two sinks during routine testing at Mildred […]
Author: WTHR.com staff Published: 9:28 PM EDT April 11, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Healthplex closed temporarily Sunday afternoon after a few members were diagnosed with legionnaires disease. Legionnaires’ disease is a “serious type of pneumonia” that is caused by Legionella bacteria, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, most healthy people exposed […]
Published: 24 March 2021 As Lockdown restrictions start to be lifted across the city, Derby City Council’s Food and Safety Team are reminding businesses of the importance of continuing to manage and maintain the water systems within their business premises. As many businesses have been temporarily closed due to the Coronavirus restrictions, commercial water […]
NEWS PROVIDED BY Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease Mar 10, 2021, 14:01 ET UNION COUNTY, N.J., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Union County is again battling a rash of Legionnaires’ disease cases with one death reported, mirroring 2019 when 22 cases of Legionnaires Disease resulted in five deaths across the county. Similar to 2019, the surge in […]
February 1, 2021 Christoph Lohr, PE The current COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated many weaknesses regarding how we design and construct water systems in our buildings. The most critical example is the rise in vacant buildings and the resulting potential for bacterial amplification. As water sits in piping systems, oxidizing disinfectants such as chlorine or chloramine […]
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