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Legionnaire's Bacterial Proteins Work Together To Survive Proteins within the bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease can kidnap their own molecular "coffin" and carry it to a safe place within the cell, ensuring their survival, Yale School of Medicine researchers reported in Nature ... more >> HSE puts out major warning to companies after care home death in Sussex The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned care homes across the country that they must stick to the guidance set out by HSE to avoid fatal incidents ... more >> Canadian Families at Risk from Lowered Water Heater Temperatures Canadians who turn down the temperature of their hot water heater to reduce energy costs, may be exposing themselves and their families to dangerous bacterial contamination. ... more >> Record numbers sick or hurt on holiday Record numbers of British travellers have suffered poor health as a result of inadequate hygiene and safety standards on holidays this summer. ... more >> Deadly bacteria more lethal than often reported Legionnaires' disease is underreported and probably far more lethal in elderly people than most government health agencies realize, a leading expert in the infection said yesterday. Dr. David Yu, a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, has called on hospitals and nursing homes to adopt routine screening for Legionella, the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' ... more >> Bulmer's admits safety breaches over fatal Legionnaires' outbreak Cider-maker HP Bulmer pleaded guilty today to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act in connection with a fatal outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. The Hereford-based company and Nalco Ltd, a water treatment specialist which had a contract with the firm, both admitted failing to ensure the safety of people not in their employment ... more >> The Microbe Hunters and the Suspicious Fountain When the city’s Health Department warned last month of a surge in cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Parkchester, a complex of 171 apartment buildings southeast of Bronx Park, one possible culprit was thought to be Parkchester’s central fountain ... more >> 26% rise in reported Legionnaires' disease GPs should be on the look out for signs of Legionnaires' disease, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has warned. Between January and June this year, 163 cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported in England and Wales – 26 per cent more than in the same period in 2006 ... more >> Bus washing equipment causes workers to become ill ALBANY, NY - The city’s bus washing equipment is to blame after two workers came down with Legionnaires' disease as an apparent result of breathing mist from a contaminated washer at the station’s wash ... more >> Legionnaires' spreading across UK Legionnaires' disease, the lethal bacterial lung infection that kills more than one in 10 of those that it infects, is spreading rapidly across Britain. Record levels of the infection were recorded in five of the first six months of this year and experts say the worst is still to come ... more >> Three dead, 129 in hospital with pneumonia virus in Urals Three people have died and 129 are in hospital in the Urals, diagnosed with a virus possibly contracted from the hot water supply following maintenance work, local health officials said ... more >> Legionnaires' fear on cruise ship At least six elderly Britons have been admitted to hospital in Sweden after showing symptoms of Legionnaires' disease while on a cruise ship. A spokeswoman for Fred Olsen Cruise Lines said they showed "pneumonia-like symptoms" ... more >> Legionella in 30% of dental surgeries Legionella bacteria have been found in one third of 34 dental surgeries investigated by private certification firm Water Inspection Service. The research was carried out at the request of dentists with an eye to legionnaire prevention ... more >> Legionnaire's Disease On The Rise In The Bronx An increase in cases of the serious respiratory ailment Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx this past year has led the Health Department to ask area doctors to test patients with symptoms for the illness, considered highly treatable if diagnosed early ... more >>
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