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Cooling Towers are a Hotspot for Evolving Disease Cooling towers could be evolutionary hotspots for new respiratory diseases. Many species of bacteria, including those that cause legionnaires' disease, are thought to have evolved in association with an amoebic host. Now it seems that the warm, wet conditions found in cooling towers at factories and oil refineries make them a perfect spot for amoebas and bacteria to thrive, increasing the chances of new strains of pathogenic bacteria emerging ... more >> Killer Disease Lessons Passed on to Famalies Famalies of those killed when a faulty air conditioning system sprayed bacteria onto passers-by will hear for themselves how the tragedy happened at two public meetings. Seven people died and 172 others were infected after being infected by legionnaires’ disease from outside the Forum 28 leisure centre in Barrow in 2002. Barrow council and its head of design services Gillian Beckingham were fined after being found guilty of health and safety breaches during a trial earlier this year ... more >> Australian Codes - Managing Legionnaires’ Disease in Cooling Towers To improve the control of Legionella bacteria, Legionnaires’ disease and general microbial control performance requirements at large installations, the Australian Standard AS 5059 entitled “Power station cooling tower water systems - Management of Legionnaires’ disease health risk” was developed, primarily for use by power station designers, constructors, owners, operators, and regulatory authorities. ... more >> Israeli Newborn One of 10 in World with Legionnaire's Disease A rare case of legionnaire's disease in a month-old baby was reported on Wednesday by doctors at Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel in Petah Tikva. Legionnaire's disease was first reported a few decades ago after infecting participants in an American Legion convention in the US via the hotel's air-conditioning system. Dr. Tommy Scheinfeld of the intensive care unit said it was to the best of his knowledge the first case in Israel of legionnaire's disease in an infant and one of only a handful (about 10) reported anywhere in the world ... more >> Hearings Begin into Bug Outbreak The first of two public hearings into a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in 2002 in which seven people died is being held at Barrow in Cumbria. The source was traced to the town's Forum 28 centre and the borough council and an official were later fined for breaching Health and Safety rules. The public meetings will identify lessons learned and allow families and other affected to express concerns ... more >> Legionnaires’ Traced to Family Water Tank A young boy being treated in Israel for Legionnaires’ disease contracted the illness from his family’s hot water tank. George Courtellaris, from the village of Ergates in the Nicosia district, contracted the bacterial disease two months ago and was subsequently taken to Tel Aviv for treatment. The Israeli doctors found that the boy’s lungs were infected with the Legionella bacteria, concluding that he had most likely inhaled contaminated water ... more >> Veterans' Trip Hit by Legion Bug Three have deadly disease - Three people have been confirmed with Legionnaires' disease after a war veterans' trip to Malaysia. They were with a 115-strong King's Own Scottish Borderers' party on a two-week visit to camps they served in during the 1950s ... more >> |
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