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Legionnaire’S Disease

Legionella Found in Water at Las Vegas Resort

The Southern Nevada Health District has received reports that three guests who stayed at the Luxor Resort were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. The health district was informed of these cases through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s national ...More
January 30, 2012
Posted in News
Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Linked to Hospital's Decorative Fountain

A 2010 outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Wisconsin has been linked to a decorative fountain in a hospital lobby, according to a study published in the February issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. When the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease was detected ...More
January 9, 2012
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Researcher Determines How Legionnaires' Bacteria Proliferate, Cause Disease

A University of Louisville scientist has determined for the first time how the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease manipulates our cells to generate the amino acids it needs to grow and cause infection and inflammation in the lungs. The results are published online ...More
November 18, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Legionnaires' Disease Outbreaks from Hospital Drinking Water Preventable with Disinfection

Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks, caused by Legionella in hospital drinking water, can be prevented using the right disinfection methods. Too often hospitals make treatment decisions on marketing claims not science. A research review paper, "Controlling Legionella in ...More
March 1, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Environmental Hygiene
How Legionella Protects Itself from Immune Cells

When it infects the lungs, the Legionnaire’s bacterium Legionella pneumophila causes acute pneumonia. The pathogen’s modus operandi is particularly ingenious: it infiltrates deliberately into cells of the human immune system and injects a host of proteins which then ...More
July 23, 2010
Posted in News
Waterborne Diseases Could Cost $500 Million Annually in the U.S.

Hospitalizations for three common waterborne diseases cost the U.S. healthcare system as much as $539 million annually, according to research presented at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. ...More
July 15, 2010
Posted in News