Allegheny General Hospital considers new water system

Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, USA, is exploring whether to purchase new water mitigation systems following the detection of Legionella bacteria in two...

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Beyond Lead, Flint Water Strongly Tied to Legionnaire's Disease

Corroded pipes full of nutrients for deadly Legionella bacteria; other cities at risk. When Flint, Mich. USA switched its drinking water source in 2014 from Lak...

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Scholarships for WASH MSc programmes at WEDC, Loughborough University

A message from the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) atLoughborough University, UKLoughborough University is ranked 4th amongst UK Universities. ...

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Legionella bacteria, which can cause legionnaires' disease, found in water at Chatham and Clarendon School, Ramsgate

A school water system has been infected with the legionella bacteria. Signs of the bacteria were discovered during an annual check?at Chatham and Clarendon Gram...

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Flint water crisis investigation turning towards spike in Legionnaires' disease cases

The investigation into the Flint water crisis could soon take a much more serious turn with more serious charges. One possible aspect of the crisis caused a doz...

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APHC warns about importance of Legionella control measures?

Following the death of a patient from Legionnaire's disease at a Sydenham-based hospice and the life-changing side effects suffered by one of its workers, the A...

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