Cardiff University has sent an email to students remaining in Uni residences warning of a “possible issue with the water supply”. Due to the “potential low risk” of Legionella, which they stress has not yet been confirmed, they have made the decision to temporarily move students whilst they carry out “routine remediation”. Students will be moved to hotels or Cardiff …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (March 9, 2020) – A new policy report, Electronic Registration Systems for Cooling Towers – Improving Public Health and Sustainability Outcomes, published by the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) proposes a standardized yet flexible template for cooling tower registries that are designed to improve health outcomes, address disparity in affected populations, and increase water and energy efficiency. NSF …

A holidaymaker diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease after attending his granddaughter’s wedding in Turkey has instructed specialist lawyers to investigate his illness. Thomas Peek, from Exeter, Devon, was admitted to hospital shortly after his all-inclusive holiday with 16 family and friends at two-star Akdeniz Beach Hotel in Turkey. The 72-year-old had started experiencing problems including sickness and diarrhoea around four days …

A very interesting article was published today by WCBU.org which reads as follows. With a fourth case of COVID-19 announced in Illinois Monday, coronavirus continues to dominate headlines. But experts say there’s another, more common disease that ought to be getting more attention. At issue is the waterborne illness known as Legionnaires’ Disease. It made headlines in Illinois two years …

A SPA shut down after an outbreak of the potentially fatal legionella infection is on the rental market. As reported in the Daily Echo, 14 people who visited Healax Salt Caves and Spa at 2 Wonderholme Parade, Kinson, fell ill in the summer of last year. Officials from Public Health England, BCP Council and Public Health Dorset swiftly moved to …

According to a recent post by the Isle of Wight County Press their has now been a confirmed case of Legionnaires disease caused by the Melville Hall Hotel’s swimming facilities. The Isle of Wight Council confirmed last week high levels of Legionella bacterium, which causes the potentially-fatal water-borne disease, had been found at the Melville Hall Hotel and Utopia Spa. The council’s …

A woman who went to Muckross Park Hotel in Killarney, Co Kerry to celebrate her wedding anniversary ended up in an induced coma after contracting Legionnaires’ Disease after using the hotel’s spa facilities, the High Court has heard. Mary Kelleher (55) was in the coma for three weeks and was discharged from hospital after 54 days in a wheelchair. She …

The family of an 80-year-old woman feared they might lose her as she was rushed into intensive care shortly after returning from a Turkish holiday. Shirley Errington, of Washington, initially started to feel unwell on the flight home from her week-long stay at a hotel in the Turkish town of Belek with her daughter Julie and son-in-law Brian McDonald. But …

A mental health clinic had to be closed after an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease among the staff. Three staff members at Gatton Place in Redhill are known to have been diagnosed with the bacterial illness. The community mental health hub in St Matthew’s Road was closed for five days from last Wednesday (February 5) while tests and a deep clean …

The Isle of Wight County Press has published an article explaining the recent part time closure of a local hotels swimming pool. Swimming pool and spa facilities have been closed at a Sandown hotel on the order of environmental health officers — after fears were raised guests could be exposed to Legionnaires’ disease. The Isle of Wight Council confirmed it …