The incidence of Legionnaires’ disease (LD) has been on the rise for more than 15 years, with notable racial and geographic disparities, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in Emerging Infectious Diseases. Read the full article here

It is believed the outbreak is linked to stagnant water in the showers of the Department of Health building on Miesian Plaza, Dublin, left there during the pandemic when most people were working from home. Read the full article here

Full and equal access and participation for women and girls in science Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the past decades, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls… Read more »

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to increase investment in the nation’s public health infrastructure. But when we began to examine the pandemic’s ripple effects in our own community of Baltimore, we identified another area in pressing need of investment: healthy housing that keeps under-resourced and marginalized people from getting sick. Read the full… Read more »

COVID-19 cases continue to decline from 3,395 on Jan. 7 to 473 on Feb. 1 and finally to 324 on Feb. 7, but at the weekly Government House Briefing Monday residents were alerted to a new health threat – Legionnaires’ disease – a type of severe pneumonia. Read the full article here

Scientists showed that the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa communicate using chemical signals analogous to radio signals in order to help cells join together and form communities. Read the full article here

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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is investigating four cases of Legionnaires’ disease among previously hospitalized patients at Phelps Health at Rolla. The first case occurred in May 2021. The source of the bacteria that caused these individuals to acquire infection is under investigation.  Read the full article here

Leading EU figures have paid tributes to European Parliament President David Sassoli, who has died at the age of 65.  Read the full article here

Cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported to the French health agency Santé Publique France decreased in 2020, confirming a downward trend evident over previous years. Read the full article here