by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
Employers’ Guide For The Control Of Legionella If you are an employer who manages a facility that has hot and cold water service or a wet cooling system such as a cooling tower or evaporative condenser, you must be aware of the dangers of Legionella and what...
by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News, What harm does it do to us?
In July 1976 a previously unknown bacteria killed 34 out of the 221 people that it infected during US bicentennial celebrations in Philadelphia. This new type of pneumonia kept scientists at work until approximately 6 months later when the bacteria was isolated and...
by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
Legionella Outbreak Due to Lack of Testing? Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a preventable, curable but potentially fatal, pneumonia-like illness caused by the bacterium, Legionella. People of all ages can develop LD by inhaling water mists carrying high...
by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
Legionella Bacteria in Hot Tub An outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in Staffordshire likely originated from a hot tub according to government health officials. Investigators from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) took samples from a hot tub at the Stoke-on-Trent JTF...
by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
There is currently an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Edinburgh, Scotland which began in May. At this time, the 100th victim of the disease has been documented. The Health Secretary has stated that the latest victim has been “sick for a while,” leading reporters...
