Among people with bronchiectasis, those more than 55 years old or who have bronchiectasis as a result of infection, are at an increased risk of being colonized with the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The human body is home for many different kinds of bacteria; most are benign, but some cause health problems. It’s known that people with bronchiectasis… Read more »

The family of a woman who died while staying at the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel last year filed a lawsuit against the facility’s owners, Hart Hotels. The lawsuit filed in state Supreme Court claims Virginia resident Vera E. DeWeese died after exposure to the Legionella bacteria, and that her death was caused by the hotel’s… Read more »

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Health officials are working on determining the source of bacteria responsible for a Legionella bacteria infection at a Parma rehabilitation center. The Cuyahoga County Board of Health said a patient who spent time at the Broadview Multi-Care Center in Parma was diagnosed with a Legionella bacterial infection. While the source of… Read more »

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease linked to the North Carolina Mountain State Fair has killed one person and sickened “multiple people,” according to health officials.  Public health officials say anyone who went to the fair earlier this month and is showing symptoms of the lung disease should see a doctor.  State and local officials are… Read more »

Authorities in Zimbawe are scrambling to meet the water needs of the country’s capital Harare after the city’s main water treatment plant was shut down on Monday, leaving 1 million people without tap water. Zimbabwe was hit by a severe drought between October 2018 and May this year, but Harare’s Deputy Mayor Herbert Mupamaonde said… Read more »

Disruption to domestic water supplies has risen by a fifth in two years and billions of litres of water are being lost through leaky pipework, according to a report. The Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) said companies needed to do much more to protect consumers and questioned how well-equipped they were to deal with extremes… Read more »

Shopkeepers risking an outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease have been threatened with legal action. “Critical and serious” issues have been found in shops leased out by Barrow Council in Cumbria. Eighteen shops in Barrow, Walney and Dalton have been checked but inspectors could not gain access to one. Councillors warned the threat was especially “serious” because… Read more »

A GREAT-GRANDMA left fighting for her life after contracting Legionnaires’ disease on a Jet2 Corfu holiday has won a five-figure payout. Ann Best, 71, felt unwell in the second week of her trip to Sidari but initially put her flu-like symptoms down to the heat. Back home in Middlesbrough, Ann was prescribed antibiotics by her… Read more »

London health officials say six adults have been hospitalized due to an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease, with all cases geographically linked to a south-central London neighbourhood they would not name.  Dr. Alex Summers, Middlesex-London Health Unit’s associate medical officer of health, says they’ve been investigating the cases for the past few weeks.  “We have been investigating a… Read more »

The Guthrie Healthworks medical office in Erwin, just outside Painted Post, closed temporarily after the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease was found in water samples. The state Health Department confirmed that water samples collected by facility staff tested positive for legionella bacteria. There were no reports of illness associated with the discovery, Health Department Public… Read more »