(HealthDay)—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention informed employees that office space it rents in the Atlanta area would be closed after Legionella, the bacteria that causes legionnaires disease, was found ...
Aug 11, 2020
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Cases of Legionnaires' disease reached a record high in 2018—a more than eight-fold increase since the numbers began to climb nearly two decades ago.
Nov 6, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Outbreaks associated with treated recreational water with confirmed infectious etiology are usually caused by Cryptosporidium, Legionella, or Pseudomonas, according to research published in the May 18 issue ...
May 26, 2018
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A DNA test method called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allowed New York City health officials to identify the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak within hours of specimen collection and should be considered in all ...
Apr 10, 2018
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Washing hands after using compost could protect gardeners from contracting a common but dangerous strain of Legionnaire's disease, new University of Otago research shows.
Jun 23, 2017
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Global guidelines aimed at minimising the risk of contracting Legionnaires' disease are inadequate for safeguarding the health of our ageing population, new research from Brunel University London concludes.
Jun 19, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Two cases in Arizona and one in Texas highlight a little-known danger of "water births" at home—infant infections with Legionnaire's disease.
Jun 8, 2017
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A team of specialist researchers in Melbourne believe they have found a major response that helps keep the Legionella infection at bay.
Jun 15, 2016
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Researchers identified a single enzyme doing the work of a trio thought necessary to control a common cellular signaling process being pursued as a therapeutic target.
Apr 19, 2016
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A new class of drugs has shown promise for treating the bacteria that cause legionnaires' disease, a potentially fatal lung infection.
Mar 7, 2016
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