WATER refill stations costing £38,000 of public cash have repeatedly failed tests for Legionella with council workers flushing away thousands of litres of water to keep them safe. Four units were installed last year in Southsea by Portsmouth City Council but it has emerged they have repeatedly failed laboratory tests. FULL ARTICLE

The state health department is barring any new residents from entering an assisted living facility in Guilderland after a resident tested positive for legionnaires disease. The state ordered the Promenade Assisted Living facility to do this as they try to get the legionella bacteria levels under control. FULL ARTICLE

Portland’s water bureau is warning that residents who have weakened immune systems should talk to their doctors before drinking city tap water, after tests from the Bull Run Watershed found two units of cryptosporidium in a 50-liter water sample Tuesday. FULL ARTICLE

Universal access to clean water should be the world’s highest priority, according to a recent pronouncement by a “swarm artificial intelligence” system that connected 70 people in real time via AI algorithms designed to turn them into a “hive mind.” FULL ARTICLE

Flybe has apologised after fears about the possible contamination of bottled water for airline crew caused disruption to flights. The airline said the bottles had been recalled due to potential “microbiological contamination”. It said the issue caused limited disruption to some flights on Wednesday evening. FULL ARTICLE

For the last decade, Dr. Charles Platkin has studied airline food. But he moved from solids to liquids by first examining a sample of coffee brewed on airplanes. What he found wasn’t good, so to him, it made sense to keep looking. FULL ARTICLE

Waterborne illness related to the consumption of contaminated or inadequately treated water is a global public health issue. Within hospitals, waterborne pathogens present a major and preventable cause of healthcare acquired infections. Many hospitals rely on private water supplies such as boreholes, wells and springs; however, despite having the same regulatory quality standards as public… Read more »

Levels of legionella bacteria hundreds of times above acceptable guidelines were found in the water supply of a key government building, it has emerged. Levels in Liberté House were found to be way over UK limits, on a floor which staff used for meetings for six months before the water was tested. FULL ARTICLE

The Mayo Clinic has confirmed that it reported a case of Legionnaires’ disease at its Jacksonville campus to the Florida Department of Health.  “We are following CDC recommendations pending the outcome of further water testing. Mitigation efforts are underway to reduce the potential for exposure. All measures are precautionary at this time as we have not… Read more »

An investigation into a cluster of cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, is set to continue into next year.First Minister Mark Drakeford said that despite extensive investigations, no common source had yet been identified.Eleven cases of the disease have been reported in and around Barry within the past twelve months.The watchdog Public… Read more »