Legionnaires’ Disease – How Do People Get It?
The germ which causes Legionnaires’ disease is a bacterium called Legionella pneumophila.
Legionnaires Disease at Chemical Sites
Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease linked to poor management of wet cooling systems still occur; often leading to prosecutions by the HSE, for example… in the West Midlands and Cumbria. Indeed August 2006 saw 127 reported cases of Legionnaire’s disease, a twofold increase on the figure for August 2005.
Legionnaires’ Disease in Hospitals – Legionella Control for Healthcare
Hospital-acquired Legionnaires’ disease usually originates in hospital water systems. Legionella bacteria not only persists in hot water tanks, it is often found in the biofilm through the entire hospital water system.
Legionella Control Association
Legionella Control Association, in July 2005 the UK’s Code of Conduct Association changed its name to the Legionella Control Association or LCA as it it often referred.