Rural Residents Advised Not to Drink Tap Water Due to Safety Concerns

The following article has been rewritten from information originally presented by the BBC News. You can find a link to the original article at the bottom of the page. Families in a rural area of Herefordshire have been advised to avoid drinking water from a local borehole after tests revealed harmful bacteria. The eight households near Whitwick Manor, close to Ledbury, rely …

Worker Succumbs to Legionnaires’ Disease Following Second Outbreak at Manufacturer

The following article has been rewritten from information originally presented by the mlive.com. You can find a link to the original article at the bottom of the page. A Michigan auto supplier is facing penalties for failing to address Legionnaires’ disease cases from four years ago, which allowed the bacteria to resurface in 2023, resulting in one worker’s death and two others …

CDC Reports Cruise Ship Hot Tubs Linked to Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

The following article has been rewritten from information originally presented by the YahooNews. You can find a link to the original article at the bottom of the page. Recent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have been linked to hot tubs on U.S. cruise ships, reports reveal. Private outdoor hot tubs located on the balconies of two cruise ships were identified as the source …

State Center Building Shows Slightly Elevated Levels of Legionella in Water

The following article has been rewritten from information originally presented by the wmar2news. You can find a link to the original article at the bottom of the page. On Friday 8th November, routine water testing at the State Center building in West Baltimore revealed slightly elevated levels of Legionella bacteria. Legionella is a bacteria that can cause a severe form of …

Firm’s Failures Put Vulnerable Sheltered Housing Residents at Risk of Deadly Disease

The following article has been rewritten from information originally presented by the Mirror. You can find a link to the original article at the bottom of the page. A company that manages sheltered housing for vulnerable residents has been fined £900,000 following an outbreak of a deadly bacterial infection. The outbreak of Legionella was detected at Vincent Naughton Court on Rodney …

Somerset households told to ‘check your taps’

The following article has been rewritten from information originally presented by The County Gazette. You can find a link to the original article at the bottom of the page. Households in Somerset have been warned by experts this winter about a growing global rise in a bacterial disease, a type of pneumonia. Amid increasing concerns over the global spread of Legionella, …

London’s legionnaires’ disease outbreak continues as another death is counted

The following article has been rewritten from information originally presented by The London Free Press. You can find a link to the original article at the bottom of the page. A second person has died in the ongoing Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in London, which was declared in July, and investigators have yet to determine the source of the bacteria responsible …