Scientists at the Technical University of Munich in Germany said they have developed a measuring chip that will identify the existence of Legionella within 34 minutes, according to recently published research in the journal “Biosensors and Bioelectronics.”
Legionella is the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, which can be identified with a urinalysis. Trying to
A federal judge in New Orleans awarded a summer intern $310,000 in his lawsuit over a near-deadly bout of Legionnaires’ disease contracted onboard a ship, according to the Bangor (MA) Daily News.
Bryan Higgins, 27, of Concord, NH, took ill in August 2013 while working aboard an offshore vessel for LaBorde Marine Management LLC of
A senior living community in Dallas is taking action to prevent a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak after a resident was sickened, the Dallas Morning News reported.
Highland Springs in Far North Dallas is treating the water in two of its buildings after being notified of a positive Legionnaires’ disease test by the Collin County Health Care
Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration recently shifted course and stated that it will rebuild residence halls at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy (IVHQ), which housed victims of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in which 13 people died among dozens sickened since 2015.
The plan was announced less than two months after the Republican governor said the
Legionella bacteria was positively identified by the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County (FDOH) after testing of a hot water heater in the fitness area at the IslandWalk at West Villages gated community in North Port, FL, according to news reports.
However, the FDOH believes the pool and spa area are where people came
New testing conducted at the Robinson Renaissance office building in downtown Oklahoma City no longer showed the existence of Legionella bacteria, according to a report by that city’s KFOR-TV.
At least six employees who worked in the building tested positive for Legionella bacteria infection in February, according to KFOR-TV sources, which is why testing was
Newly released emails from the Illinois governor’s office illustrate how state officials worked to control the release of information to the public during the 2015 Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy (IVHQ).
The state conceded that the first news release confirming eight cases of Legionnaires’ disease at IVHQ in August 2015
Officials at Brooke Army Medical Center believe they’ve identified the likely source of the Legionella bacteria that infected an employee in early February, after two different incidents of employees becoming infected with Legionnaires’ disease since last August, according to multiple news reports.
Extensive testing was conducted in Building 15 after two cases of Legionnaires’
A gated community in North Port, FL, has been infected with a potentially sizeable Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, according to multiple news reports. Three illnesses have been confirmed, and up to 25 people may have been infected.
The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County (SCHD) is investigating the outbreak at the IslandWalk at the West
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said a state resident visiting the capitol city of Springfield was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, according to multiple news reports.
The news comes after positive tests of Legionella bacteria – the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease – were reported at the Capitol Complex and the Comptroller’s building