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Legionella Conference 2020 Moves to Chicago With a Health Care Focus

Legionella Conference 2020 will be held in Chicago Aug. 19-21, 2020, with an emphasis on preventing deadly outbreaks in hospitals and health care settings. NSF Health Sciences, an NSF International company, and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) are partnering as conference co-hosts to help stem this rising public health threat. Legionella Conference 2020: Prevention of Disease and… Read more »

Health officials: Legionnaires’ cases could be linked to Central DuPage Hospital

Public health officials are investigating whether Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital was the source of three cases of Legionnaires’ disease. Three patients could have acquired the infection at the Winfield hospital, but they also had other possible sources of exposure during the 10 days before they started showing symptoms, the Illinois Department of Health said… Read more »

Death toll rises after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in North Carolina

Another person has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in North Carolina, bringing the death toll to four. None of the victims have been identified by authorities and health officials have not discussed the circumstances of their deaths. There have been 141 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease, an airborne lung infection, or Pontiac Fever,… Read more »

Health unit probing four cases of legionnaires’ disease in Barrie

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is investigating an increase in legionnaires’ disease cases in Barrie. Four cases have been confirmed recently in people who reside in the city. In the past six years, the health unit has seen on average two cases annually among Barrie residents. FULL ARTICLE

Ministers ‘kept in dark’ about infection fears at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

NHS bosses failed to tell ministers there was a high risk of infections from the water supply at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) when it first opened in 2015, the Health Secretary has revealed. FULL ARTICLE

Following October Legionella case, Brielle meeting deadlines set by city

A Staten Island assisted living community dealing with a series of Legionella outbreaks has been meeting deadlines set by the city to help it address the issue. Information the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene provided to City Council Minority Leader Steven Matteo (R-Mid-Island) indicate The Brielle at Seaview is meeting the deadlines DOHMH Commissioner… Read more »

LEGIONELLA WATER TESTING MARKET TO EXPLORE EMERGING TRENDS OF COMING YEARS

Legionella that cause Legionellosis, a form of pneumonia is a respiratory disorder. The bacteria causes severe lung infection known as Legionnaires’ disease. The treatment of this disease often requires intensive care and hospitalization; therefore, it is considered as a public health concerns. FULL ARTICLE

Mainstreaming gender in water, sanitation service provision

DEVELOPMENT is defined in various ways. In simple terms, it can also be defined as the movement from a simple or worse situation to a sophisticated and better situation. In defining development, it is also vital to include the human element, which includes analysing gender in order to assess the particular needs of both men… Read more »

Legionella found in St George Hospital cooling towers

Legionella bacteria has been found in cooling towers at St George Hospital. A routine check of the hospital’s cooling towers on November 29 tested positive for Legionella bacteria. Cooling towers at an office building in the Kogarah business area had positive results to Legionella bacteria on December 2. An investigation examining whether there are any… Read more »

VIRUS SCARE Scots women’s jail Cornton Vale hit by Legionella outbreak as wing shut down

A SCOTS women’s prison was hit by a Legionella outbreak which saw a wing shut down. Five women caged in Stirling’s HMP Cornton Vale were moved after water outlets tested positive for the bacteria virus. FULL ARTICLE

Product & Service Spotlight

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How the SolidTek® Biocide Feeder Package will BENEFIT YOU

SolidTek's® Biocide Feeder Package offers users a functional, safe, compact and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional brominators.

Designed for use with SolidTek’s® enhanced bromine biocide, BromTek, it offers multiple benefits:

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Use with field proven mixed hydantoin biocide - better performance than standard bromine tablets.

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Managing Risk at the Water System Interface

Using system hot water (❯60 °C), Horne’s patented ILTDU delivers targeted thermal disinfection at the water system periphery, where potable water meets a non-sterile (ward) environment. Combined with elevated velocity flushing, which mechanically shears and removes excess bulk biofilm, it addresses both established pipework biofilm, and contamination driven by retrograde ingress. This approach avoids selective pressures associated with chemical dosing, supporting control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, NTM and other waterborne organisms while protecting system integrity, water quality and lowering environmental impact.

Result of using Erythorbate

To scavenge or to passivate has long been the question when controlling oxygen-induced corrosion in feed lines and steam raining equipment.
Here’s a short introduction to a product that allows you to do both: Sodium Erythorbate. It’s an oxygen scavenger and passivator utilising residual dissolved oxygen in the metal passivation reactions. Erythorbate and its degradation products continue to remove oxygen with an eventual residual of water and carbon dioxide hence not adding to the boiler water solids reducing Blowdown.

PIB Insurance Brokers

As a business in the Legionella Control Industry, are you confident that your insurance gives you the protection that you need? Have you ever been charged a higher premium on the pretext that the correct insurance cover should cost you more?

If these concerns sound familiar, your business may not be benefitting from the best value, security and advice. This is why PIB has developed an exclusive package which, combines all the benefits that you require for your business protection.

FILT’RAY Compact Range

AQUATOOLS has launched a range of filters for hospitals. FILT'RAY Compact filters provide a physical barrier to reduce the risk of infection from waterborne microorganisms. Tubular membrane microfiltration with a high filtration capacity delivers bacteriologically controlled water, securing the point-of-use for up to 4 months. They are compact to save space, ideal for taps with a low drop height. Retro-contamination is carefully controlled thanks to a protective skirt and a tilted connector which allows the filter position to be optimised.

TME Thermometers

Take your ACoPL8 testing to the next level with TME. Faster, smarter, stronger than the rest.

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New thermometers and thermometer kits include a FREE UKAS traceable calibration certificate.

TCWAllPort – A unique low-cost solution for concealed TMVs: a compact thermocouple socket for remote access temperature monitoring.

MM7000-2D – the smart way to go paperless. Our relaunched Bluetooth Barcode Thermometer is now more affordable than ever before.

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Introducing the MD150: Precision & Speed for Industrial Water Testing

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• Versatile Applications – Ideal for cooling towers, boilers, and wastewater monitoring.

• Rapid Measurement – Results within seconds without compromising accuracy.

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