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Name: Legionellosis

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Managing the risks of Legionella

Legionellosis, also known as ‘Legionnaires’ disease’ is a strain of pneumonia, so named after it affected a number of attendees at an American Legionnaires Convention in 1976.The EI will publish the updated guidelines to help the oil and gas sectors understand ... [Published Engineer Online - May 13 2013]

Entities: Legionella, Legionellosis, Water System, Contamination

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Smart Water Leadership Summit Focused On Waterborne Disease Prevention in Healthcare Facilities To Be Held In Chicago Ju

/PRNewswire/ -- Phigenics LLC, the water services company that is enabling a transformative level of performance in facility water management, is hosting the Healthcare Smart Water Leadership Summit June 6 and 7 in Chicago at the Gleacher Center, University ... [Published NewsBlaze - May 03 2013]

Entities: Health Care, Water Management, Chicago, Leadership

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Managing Legionella in Facilities

The ’s Occupational Health and Hygiene$ Committee (OHHC) is soon to publish an updated, second edition of its technical guidance on Legionella risk management and control, and new technical guidance on the control of Legionella in cooling towers.Legionellosis, ... [Published Environmental Expert - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Legionella, Legionellosis, Risk Management, Refinery

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 2 reports

Fast immunosensing technique to detect Legionella pneumophila in different natural and ...

Legionellosis is an uncommon form of pneumonia. After a clinical encounter, the necessary antibiotic treatment is available if the diagnosis is made early in the illness.Before the clinical encounter, early detection of the main pathogen involved, Legionella ... [Published 7thSpace - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Legionella pneumophila, Pathogen, Legionellosis

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Preventing Legionnaires’ Disease in Cooling Towers

It has been more than 30 years since Legionnaires' disease (also known as Legionellosis) reared its head. Since then, our knowledge of the disease and its causes has grown dramatically, and state-of-the-art prevention not only is possible, but practical ... [Published HPAC - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Legionella, Heat Exchanger, Filtration

First reported Mar 26 2013 - Updated Mar 26 2013 - 1 reports

PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - Argentina: (BA) nosocomial, fatal, RFI

Legionnaires' — Worldwide/UnknownJuan Manzur, Minister of Health of the Nation, confirmed that "there is no viral circulation of the disease in Argentina" but did say that the 1st case came from a patient who "entered the country with the virus from the ... [Published HealthMap Global Disease Alerts - Mar 26 2013]

Entities: Legionellosis, Argentina, Virus, Ministry of Health

First reported Jan 17 2013 - Updated Jan 17 2013 - 1 reports

Australia: Changing weather putting SA at risk from potentially fatal Legionnaires disease

Via adelaidenow.com.au: Changing weather putting SA at risk from potentially fatal Legionnaires disease. Excerpt:Current changing weather conditions could put South Australians at risk of potentially fatal Legionellosis, commonly known as Legionnaires ... [Published H5N1 - Jan 17 2013]

Entities: Legionellosis, Bacteria, Australia

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...ASHRAE 188P standard [Prevention of Legionellosis Associated with Building Water Systems]," said Dale Krageschmidt, Ph D , CIH Mayo Clinic. "This has been one of the smartest infection prevention and control strategies that we have ever implemented. Taking a proactive approach to evaluate critical control points and make corrective actions as necessary will undoubtedly protect our patients and employees in the future. We are looking forward to sharing our story and hearing others' at the Healthcare Smart Water Leadership Summit."

Smart Water Leadership Summit Focused On Waterborne Disease Prevention in Healthcare Facilities T ... [Published NewsBlaze - May 03 2013]

"The bacteria could cause serious respiratory illness such as Legionellosis, which is particularly harmful to the elderly and those with compromised immune systems."

Australia: Changing weather putting SA at risk from potentially fatal Legionnaires disease [Published H5N1 - Jan 17 2013]

...Judy MacDonald said Friday that the patients were both male and female and range in age from 51 to 78. They all live or work in the same area. "The investigation that we've done to date has certainly involved inspecting the apartments and work places where these cases reside or work, looking forfor anything that was unusual for their water systems - heating, plumbing" said MacDonald. "That all checked out...

BH : Legionellosis / North-America / Canada [0:6] [Published RSOE EDIS - EBHWM - Dec 08 2012]

...more people may get hit over the next few months. "We always get people presenting over the summer, that's when people get outout in their gardens. "I would expect there to be some more over the summer period, though I hope there aren't too many more." Alister Humphrey says the disease is a type of pneumonia and comes with a shortness of breath, coughing and fevers."

Biological Hazard - Australia - New Zealand [Published RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information - Nov 27 2012]

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Managing the risks of Legionella [Published Engineer Online - May 13 2013]
Smart Water Leadership Summit Focused On Waterb... [Published NewsBlaze - May 03 2013]
Managing Legionella in Facilities [Published Environmental Expert - Apr 30 2013]
Fast immunosensing technique to detect Legionel... [Published 7thSpace - Apr 22 2013]
Fast immunosensing technique to detect Legionel... [Published BMC - Apr 22 2013]
Preventing Legionnaires’ Disease in Cooling Towers [Published HPAC - Apr 15 2013]
PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - Argentina: (BA) nos... [Published HealthMap Global Disease Alerts - Mar 26 2013]
Australia: Changing weather putting SA at risk ... [Published H5N1 - Jan 17 2013]
BH : Legionellosis / North-America / Canada [0:6] [Published RSOE EDIS - EBHWM - Dec 08 2012]
Biological Hazard - North-America - Canada [Published RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information - Dec 08 2012]
Biological Hazard - Australia - New Zealand [Published RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information - Nov 27 2012]
BH : Legionnaires disease / Australia / New Zea... [Published RSOE EDIS - EBHWM - Nov 27 2012]
Legionnaires’ Disease Scare at Grantville Hotel... [Published PRWeb - Sep 17 2012]

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Australia: Changing weather putting SA at risk ... [Published H5N1 - Jan 17 2013] Via adelaidenow.com.au: Changing weather putting SA at risk from potentially fatal Legionnaires disease. Excerpt:Current changing weather conditions could put South Australians at risk of potentially fatal Legionellosis, commonly known as Legionnaires ...