Owners of Stoke Rochford Hall near Grantham fined after health and safety breaches
The owners of Stoke Rochford Hall Hotel, near Grantham, have been fined a six-figure sum after a successful prosecution by South Kesteven District Council for breaches of health and safety regulations. READ MORE…
Fatal Case of Legionnaires’ Disease After Home Exposure to Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 3 — Wisconsin, 2018
Fatal Case of Legionnaires’ Disease After Home Exposure to Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 3 — Wisconsin, 2018 READ MORE…
Report Provides Road Map to Help Improve Response to Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks and Conserve Water
A new policy report, Electronic Registration Systems for Cooling Towers – Improving Public Health and Sustainability Outcomes, published by the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) proposes a standardized yet flexible template for cooling tower registries that are designed to improve health outcomes, address disparity in affected populations, and increase water and energy efficiency. FULL ARTICLE
Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Hong Kong update 5 March 2020
A Legionnaires Disease outbreak occurred in Hong Kong between 1st – 29th February 2020 with seventeen (17) patients diagnosed with no fatality reported by CHP. The total number of cases reported by CHP is lower than 17 reported here because additional cases residing physically close (<1000m) to the Choi Hung MTR station and the Ngau… Read more »
Fight against Legionella Intensified in Switzerland: New “LeCo” Project Launched
Legionella is a type of bacterium found naturally in freshwater environments, lakes and streams. It can become a health concern when it grows and spreads in man-made plumbing systems. Cases of Legionnaires’ disease reached an all-time high in Switzerland: 582 cases were recorded in 2019. FULL ARTICLE
In Illinois, Legionnaires’ Disease More Prevalent Than Coronavirus
With a fourth case of COVID-19 announced in Illinois Monday, coronavirus continues to dominate headlines. But experts say there’s another, more common disease that ought to be getting more attention. FULL ARTICLE
Fatal Case of Legionnaires’ Disease After Home Exposure to Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 3 — Wisconsin, 2018
In January 2018, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health (DPH), received a report of a culture-confirmed case of Legionnaires’ disease. The patient, who was immunocompromised, had died at a local hospital 10 days after being admitted. DPH and an infection preventionist from the hospital investigated to determine the source of the… Read more »
Five cases of Legionnaires’ disease confirmed
The Lake County Health Department continues to investigate an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at the Brookdale Vernon Hills senior living facility on Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills. Since receiving initial reports of Legionnaires’ disease at the facility, a total of five confirmed cases have been identified, including one death. FULL ARTICLE
Two Central Otago friends die from legionnaires’ disease weeks apart
An Otago woman who died of legionnaires’ disease had six weeks earlier attended the funeral of a friend who died of the same illness. Keen gardener Josie Padget, 70, died on February 19. She was placed in an induced coma after being airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in Clyde and never woke up. FULL ARTICLE
Legionnaires’ case prompts cautious county to test water
An Allegheny County Department of Human Services employee who works Downtown somehow contracted Legionnaires’ disease, prompting the county to check the water in the building where the employee works “out of an abundance of caution,” the county said Tuesday. FULL ARTICLE







