BUPA fined £3m after death of elderly resident
A care provider has been fined following the death of a resident at an Essex nursing home after he contracted Legionnaires’ disease. READ MORE
Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports: 2018
Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports: 2018 LINK
RR1118 – Legionella control in evaporative cooling systems: underlying causes of breaches in health and safety compliance
Evaporative cooling systems, such as cooling towers and evaporative condensers, are susceptible to colonisation by Legionella bacteria. Previous evidence has demonstrated that they can be responsible for sporadic outbreaks of infection, ranging in scale both in terms of numbers infected and severity. When outbreaks occur, they frequently infect members of the public rather than workers… Read more »
Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports: 2018
Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports: 2018 LINK
Waterline Spring 2018 article – Evaporative Cooling Towers & Condensers and Working at Height
Evaporative Cooling Towers & Condensers and Working at Height Colin Brown,Carter Environmental Engineers Many years ago little thought was given to the implications of working at height whilst carrying out inspections and maintenance procedures on evaporative cooling equipment. There are many accounts which may cause shudders of disbelief with what was expected by unit owners… Read more »
FREE WEBINAR: Managing Legionella Risk: Achieving Compliance and Utilizing New Validation Testing Methods
Dr. William McCoy, Phigenics CTO and author of Preventing Legionellosis, will inform attendees about how to achieve compliance with new regulations, reduce Legionella risk and utilize new Legionella testing methods to validate hazard control. May 22, 2018 10:00 AM in Central Time (US and Canada) REGISTER HERE
Caminos de Agua – news blog & archive
Caminos de Agua believes that access to safe, healthy drinking water should be a fundamental human right. This is a massive global public health challenge. The Caminos de Agua mission is to provide open-source solutions for communities at-risk on our aquifer in Central Mexico, and leverage those solutions for others confronting similar water challenges throughout… Read more »
NHS Trust fined after exposing patients to legionella risk
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £300,000 after failing to control the risk to patients from exposure to legionella bacteria in its water systems. READ MORE
AMD Projects: Attacking Legionnaires’ Disease – Rapid molecular detection of Legionella for outbreak response
Rapid molecular detection of Legionella for outbreak response First discovered in 1976 at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Legionnaires’ disease continues to cause outbreaks in the United States. Even though it is a leading cause of potable waterborne outbreaks in the United States, reliable, rapid, and consistent analysis techniques have not been… Read more »
RSPH – Call for Abstracts for our one-day conference – What Is the Future of Water and Public Health?
Call for Abstracts for our one-day conference for students and early career researchers to share the latest advances in health-related water topics and network with water professionals. Our Call for Abstracts is now open and we welcome submissions related to the field of water and public health including but not limited to microbiology; water chemistry… Read more »







