'It was incredibly scary': Woman slipped into a two-week coma after contracting Legionnaires' Disease from POTTING MIX she was using to plant succulents

A woman from Waikato, New Zealand, is warning about the dangers of using potting mix without a face mask, after she went into a two-week coma and nearly lost he...

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40th WEDC International Conference: Paper deadline reminder

A message from the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) at Loughborough University, UKPlease be reminded that the deadline for the receipt of papers...

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Country Meadows water clear, restrictions lifted after case of Legionnaires? disease

Residents at Frederick?s Country Meadows Retirement Community can drink from taps again after a test came back showing no trace of Legionella bacterium in the w...

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Harrison Medical Center responding to case of Legionnaires' disease

Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton is taking steps to eliminate?bacteria from its water system?after a case of Legionnaires' disease was confirmed at the hosp...

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Hawthorn Drive GP Practice in Ipswich rated ?inadequate? by CCQ after identifying legionella and hepatitis shortfalls

An Ipswich GP practice has been rated "inadequate" by health inspectors after they found patients were at risk of harm due to failures to act on safety assessme...

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Faltec Legionnaires' Disease and explosion cases to be heard next month

Charges against a Boldon company relating to an outbreak of potentially deadly Legionnaires Disease and a fire in which an employee was injured will be heard ne...

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