by News | Nov 25, 2016 | News, What harm does it do to us?
Just three months after moving into a Bupa care home, an 86-year-old man succumbed to Legionnaires’ disease and died three days later. It was a failure to act after Care Home received a positive Legionella test which led to a death What is alarming in this case is...
by News | Aug 18, 2016 | News, UK Water Quality Law & Guidance, What harm does it do to us?
Legionella Water Testing Improved After a Legionnaires’ Fatality Legionnaires’ disease is a form of pneumonia that can be contracted when a person inhales water vapor containing Legionella bacteria. It can affect people of any age, but some individuals are...
by News | May 13, 2016 | What harm does it do to us?
Hospitals, dental clinics and care homes are considered high risk for Legionella — a piece of information that may be surprising to many. After all, these areas are usually assumed to be not just clean, but also thoroughly sanitised, so it could be hard to imagine how...
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...
