Scientists have released a study revealing bath toys that squirt water could be harbouring bugs that can cause eye, ear and stomach infections – including Legionella and drug-resistant superbugs that can cause death. The researchers found between 5 million and 75 million cells per square centimetre inside the toys, with potentially pathogenic bacteria identified in… Read more »

Chemung County and state health officials are investigating a case of Legionellosis (Legionnaires’ disease) at the Chemung County Nursing Facility in Elmira. Health officials do not believe the case is related to a cluster of cases of the serious and sometimes fatal bacterial disease reported in late August. However, a 12th case considered part of… Read more »

Public Health England Monthly Legionella Report August 2019 LINK

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 »