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 »

A man who stayed at a D.C. homeless shelter has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, prompting the city to test the shelter’s water supply for potential contaminants that could have caused the illness. Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially fatal bacterial infection that spreads through the vapor or mist of contaminated water, leading to a severe… Read more »

The health and safety watchdog has ordered bosses at a Glasgow hospital to make improvements. Greater Glasgow health board confirmed it received an improvement notice from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on Christmas Eve. The notice states the hospital has failed to ensure the ventilation system within a ward at the Queen Elizabeth University… Read more »

A spa pool at central Auckland’s Pt Erin Pools has been temporarily closed after tests revealed Legionella bacteria in the water. The pools, run in partnership with Auckland Council, were closed for 10 days from December 20 after testing three days earlier found the deadly bacteria in the family spa pool, a notice on its website said. FULL ARTICLE

Elderly patients were at risk of Legionnaire’s disease for months after health inspectors ordered Heatherside Care Home to urgently improve their care and safety standards. Care Quality Commission (CQC) outline a series of concerns with fire safety and medicinal practices throughout the care home in Hook, a recent report says. However, their new management, argues… Read more »

When plumbing code revisions in Georgia go into effect on January 1, 2020, rules to prevent the growth of deadly Legionella bacteria within buildings will not be one of the new requirements. The outcome was the result of a state plumbing code review that began in 2018 and concluded last summer. The Department of Community… Read more »

Legionnaires’ disease is the deadliest waterborne-illness in the United States, killing about one in 11 people infected. Reported cases of the pneumonia-like disease, spread by inhaling droplets contaminated with the Legionella bacteria, are rapidly rising, up five times since 2000. FULL ARTICLE

PERTH holidaymakers heading to Bali are being warned of a potential risk of Legionnaires’ disease. The Department of Health has confirmed the fourth notified case of Legionnaires’ disease in a Western Australian holidaying in Bali since February. Experts say the warning affects people staying at or spending time at the Ramayana Resort and Spa in central… Read more »

The precise mechanism used by Legionella bacteria to escape the body‘s defences has been unpicked in intricate detail and is described for the first time in the journal eLife. The study reveals a potential new therapeutic approach to tackle infection by Legionella pneumophila, which is a common cause of community and hospital-acquired pneumonia and causes… Read more »