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Risk Assessment for Legionella – A Must in New York City
In 2015, New York City earned the unenviable distinction of recording the worst Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the state’s history. After the dust settled, a total of 16 deaths and 133 infections were recorded, prompting state and city officia…
World’s First Ice Bath Pub
Now, cycling enthusiasts can soothe their tired muscles while enjoying an ice-cold refreshment to rejuvenate their tired legs and body by taking a dip at the Amstel Cold Tub Pub.
Coinciding with the Prudential Ride London event held annually in London…
AquaCert becomes Care Home Award Finalist
As the established benchmark for excellence and innovation in UK’s care home management, operation, and delivery of service, the 2017 Care Home Awards saw many distinguished firms and companies take home coveted awards.
Guests to the 2017 Care H…
Legionella Testing To Keep Your Hotel Guests Safe & Healthy
Nine visitors who stayed at a Memphis hotel between May 15 and June 26 have contracted Legionnaires’ disease, as of July, 2017. The Graceland Guest House is a hotel located right next to Elvis Presley’s home. It opened in March 2017, just a…
First Legionella Awareness Day
August 30, 2017 marks the first time that Legionella Awareness Day is celebrated. The event aims to raise awareness of the disease. Legionnaires’ disease is caused by a type of bacteria known as Legionella. A person can catch the disease by inhal…
Legionella Testing Cost – A Small Price for Health & Safety
New York City’s Health Department recently finished testing water from 116 cooling towers in Lenox Hill following a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak which claimed the life of one person and led to the hospitalisation of at least six victims.
To date, no…
Cooling tower legionella incident in Melbourne
Three men and two women from Victoria, Australia’s health office have succumbed to Legionnaires’ disease following a routine inspection of various CBD buildings.
A ranking officer from the health office reports that the victims of the disease suddenly…
Legionella Water Testing Kits Yield Negative Results
It was on December 2016 when a confirmed case of Legionnaires’ disease was reported at the Harrison Medical Center. Subsequent testing of the water samples taken from the medical centre confirmed the presence of Legionella bacteria which are known to c…
Test for Legionella – Lower Fatality from Legionnaire’s Disease
American public health officials say that fatality rates from Legionnaires’ disease have decreased.
When the dreaded disease was discovered in 1976 and caused an outbreak at a convention in Philadelphia, American health officials were caught unaware a…
Why Testing for Legionella in Water is Important in Hospitals
Officials of the US Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) disclosed this January that routine water testing in the Pittsburgh Healthcare campus revealed the presence of Legionella bacteria.
This discovery has led VA officials to impose water restrictio…