Two people have been sentenced after failing to control the risk of exposure to Legionella bacteria in the cooling tower at their business premises in Spring Hill, Birmingham. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard that, between June 2017 and February 2018, Kulwant Singh Chatha and partner Satpaul Kaur Chatha of Isher Hangers failed to put suitable measures… Read more »

gary dicker, director at dhd cooling, explains why the evaporative cooling tower is still a great choice. There is a lot of bad press surrounding evaporative cooling towers, but they are still one of the best long-term solutions for industrial and commercial cooling challenges and here’s why. FULL ARTICLE

Work continues to rid the Illinois veterans home of the legionella bacteria that’s led to the death of 14 people at the home since 2015 Wednesday, a group that advocates for veterans visited the home. American Legion representatives from all over Illinois and beyond came to tour the facilities and talk about the future of… Read more »

PATASKALA, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — The Licking County Health Department (LCHD) said Tuesday that there is a confirmed case of Legionnaires’ Disease at the Pataskala Oaks Care Center. The nursing home is located on East Broad Street and is an 86-bed facility. Operations Director for Pataskala Oaks Derrick Ratliff said they were first alerted that a resident… Read more »

Fears have been raised that bacteria which can cause Legionnaire’s Disease has been discovered in a shower at a Norfolk hospital. Inspections have identified a possible legionella contamination at North Walsham and District War Memorial hospital. FULL ARTICLE

State and local authorities are investigating three cases of Legionnaires’ disease — two of them fatal — at a Covenant Living retirement home in Carol Stream. “Two residents of Windsor Park have died from a combination of Legionnaires’ disease and other underlying conditions,” DuPage County Health Department spokesman Don Bolger said Saturday. FULL ARTICLE

BOLINGBROOK, IL — The Will County Health Department and Illinois Department of Public health are investigating a case of Legionnaires’ disease at a senior facility in Bolingbrook. Will County health officials said a “health care-associated case” of the illness, which is a potentially fatal type of pneumonia caused by legionella bacteria. FULL ARTICLE

Wastewater treatment plants can distribute legionella germs through the atmosphere, meaning folks in your community may inhale the dangerous germs. To prevent this, actions should be taken, the National Institute for Public Health additionally the Environment (RIVM) reported Tuesday based on two brand-new researches. FULL ARTICLE

Public health officials said Friday they are investigating three cases of Legionnaires’ disease at two North Side nursing homes. Two residents at Balmoral Nursing Home, 2055 W. Balmoral, and one resident at Admiral at the Lake, 929 W. Foster, have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, according to an Illinois Public Health Department news release. FULL… Read more »

A newborn baby is believed to have been the first victim of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at a Pimlico apartment block last year. Three people in three months are known to have contacted the potentially deadly lung infection at Dolphin Square.  Today it emerged that a five-day-old boy fell ill in a one-bedroom rented flat in Beatty House,… Read more »