Legionnaires disease linked to California spa hot tubs kills two people

Two patrons of a northern California day spa died from Legionnaires’ disease that health officials fear was lurking in a day spa.  The Legionella bacteria is believed to have contaminated a jacuzzi that the Zen Day Spa in Richmond was not allowed to have in the first place. The following text was quoted from the Daily Mail report linked below. County …

Family catch Legionnaires’ disease after using hot tub at Welsh holiday resort

A family caught a “potentially fatal” infection after using a hot tub at a popular Welsh resort. The customers had visited Dylan Coastal Resort in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire in June. More than one member of the family was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. It is a lung infection which people can get from inhaling affected droplets of water. They have since been …

NYC health officials investigate Midtown hotel after Legionnaires outbreak

The New York City health department has opened an investigation into cases of Legionnaires’ Disease connected to a Midtown hotel. Three people who stayed at the InterContinental New York Barclay tested positive for the disease in the last 12 months, according to department officials. The city has since identified Legionella bacteria, which causes the disease, in the hotel’s water system. …

West Bromwich Plastics Firm Fined Following Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease

A plastics manufacturing company in West Bromwich has been fined after it put workers and the public at risk of being infected with potentially deadly bacteria. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated Riaar Plastics Limited after members of the public became infected with Legionnaire’s disease in September 2020. Five people were infected with the potentially deadly lung infection. One …

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak detected in Cheltenham, in Melbourne’s South-East

Victoria’s health department is urging people to get tested after an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Melbourne’s south-east. Three people who spent time in Cheltenham or surrounding suburbs have tested positive for the infectious disease within the last month. The department has advised anyone who was in the area from early May and has developed flu-like symptoms to seek urgent …

Lanarkshire hospital finds Legionnaires’ bacteria in water supply

Legionella bacteria has been found in the hot water system of a building at University Hospital Monklands in Airdrie. The bacteria can lead to the potentially fatal Legionnaires’ disease. Bacteria that can cause the potentially fatal Legionnaires’ disease has been discovered in the water supply of a Lanarkshire hospital. Legionella bacteria has been found in the hot water system of a …

IDVA Report Case of Legionnaire’s Disease in Veterans’ Home at Quincy

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) on late Thursday afternoon confirmed one case of Legionnaire’s Disease at the Illinois Veterans’ Home at Quincy. The Agency’s directives governing the home’s clinical and environmental protocols were immediately deployed, including enhanced resident monitoring and testing of all water sources. Currently, this is an isolated …

Midlothian GP shuts down and sends all staff home after deadly disease outbreak

A Midlothian GP practice has been forced to remove all staff and patients from the centre after Legionella was detected in the water supply. On Wednesday we reported how Strathesk Medical Centre in Bonnyrigg was reduced to emergency appointments only due to the outbreak, but the practice issued an update on Thursday, April 27, informing locals that staff have been removed. Patients who have a nurse …

Mission Valley office building closed after testing finds bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease

A San Diego County resident developed Legionnaire’s disease in April, not long after water pipes in the state-owned building they were associated with tested positive for “trace amounts” of the bacteria that causes the deadly condition. Monica Hassan, deputy director of the California Department of General Services, confirmed the situation in an email Friday. She said that her department closed …