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Hotel fined £40,000 after guests die from Legionnaires' disease Nov 9, 2005
By Richard Savill. Linda Johnson, 52, a nurse, became ill after visiting the Copthorne Hotel in Cardiff for a Christmas meal in December 1999. ...
- Telegraph.co.uk,
Widow of legionnaires' disease victim calls for a public inquiry Nov 10, 2005
THE family of a man who died after contracting legionnaires' disease during a visit to a top Welsh hotel yesterday called for a public inquiry after a court ...
- ic Wales,
Shepaug Teacher Diagnosed With Legionnaires' Disease Nov 12, 2005
WASHINGTON - A female Shepaug Valley Middle School teacher has contracted Legionnaires' Disease, a potentially fatal bacterial infection, and school officials ...
- Voices,
Legionnaires' disease hits five Nov 15, 2005
FIVE Victorians have been struck down with the deadly legionnaires' disease in the past two weeks. A Park Orchards man, 72, was ...
- Melbourne Herald Sun,
Woman, 89, dies from legionnaires' disease outbreak in Toronto ... Oct 24, 2005
TORONTO (CP) - The death toll linked to an outbreak of legionnaires' disease at an east-end nursing home continued to rise Monday, with yet another elderly ...
- Canada.com,
Another dies of legionnaires' disease in Toronto Oct 24, 2005
Another person has died of legionnaires' disease in Canada's Toronto, raising the number of dead to 21, reports reaching here said Monday. ...
- People's Daily Online,
Man, 89, is 21st victim of legionnaires' disease Oct 25, 2005
An 89-year-old resident of Seven Oaks Home for the Aged yesterday became the 21st person to die of legionnaires' disease. He died ...
- Globe and Mail,
Case of Legionnaires' disease confirmed in Sioux Falls Nov 1, 2005
...different. The discovery means state health officials now are investigating cases of Legionnaires' disease on both ends of the state. ...
- Sioux City Journal,
Another case of Legionnaires' disease reported in Rapid City Oct 26, 2005
RAPID CITY, SD - South Dakota health officials in town for a forum on the state's response to an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Rapid City said Wednesday ...
- Aberdeen American News,
Fourth Case of Legionnaires Disease in Montgomery County Nov 7, 2005
HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED A FOURTH CASE OF LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE AT A NURSING HOME IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THREE RESIDENTS AT ...
- WFMZ-TV Online,
Public might not be told of Legionnaires' cases Disease: No rule ... Nov 3, 2005
...officials are sending mixed signals about how and whether they will communicate information, should there be any future cases of Legionnaires' disease in Sioux ...
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
Three more dead from Toronto legionnaires' disease Oct 24, 2005
Three more people have died from anoutbreak of legionnaires' disease in Toronto and investigators confirmed Friday originated in the cooling tower of the ...
- Scoopt.org,
Third woman tests positive for Legionnaires' disease Nov 6, 2005
A third resident of a Montgomery County retirement community has tested positive for Legionnaires' disease, according to officials at the Peter Becker ...
- Allentown Morning Call,
Legionnaires Disease outbreak examined Oct 30, 2005
A report is being compiled on how an outbreak of Legionnaires Disease could be better handled. It comes after four deaths and many ...
- Newstalk ZB,
Rapid City Hosts Forum On Legionnaires' Disease Oct 26, 2005
Rapid City area residents can find out more about an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease today at a public forum. It's scheduled for ...
- KELOLAND TV,
Man critical with Legionnaires' disease Nov 2, 2005
An 85-year-old man is fighting for his life with Legionnaires' disease, the year's tenth case, the Centre for Health Protection says. ...
- News.gov.hk,
Gardeners to be warned of potting-mix disease risk Nov 18, 2005
Gardening retailers in Canterbury are being asked to warn customers about the risk of catching Legionnaires disease from potting mix. ...
- New Zealand Herald,
Highlights From MMWR: High Prevalence of LED in US Adults and More Nov 18, 2005
...increased prevalence of diabetes among US vs Canadian adults aged 50 years and older; eight cruise-ship cases of Legionnaires disease that underscore the need ...
- Medscape (subscription)
What Are Potential Legionella Sources? Nov 18, 2005
But when workers at Spa Med learned Legionnaires' disease comes from inhaling contaminated water droplets...it made them think. ...
- KELOLAND TV,
SMS Teacher Back at School Nov 19, 2005
...parents and staff members had just found that a Shepaug Valley Middle School teacher had been positively diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, a potentially ...
- Voices,
Source of disease 'unlikely to be found' Nov 9, 2005
HEALTH workers say it is 'unlikely' they will find the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires disease. The potentially fatal form ...
- Bromley Times,
Four in Franconia Twp. have Legionnnaires' disease Nov 9, 2005
Three residents and a volunteer at a Franconia Township retirement community have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease. The ...
- Philadelphia Inquirer,
Shepaug Tests Negative for Legionnaires Nov 16, 2005
...over the weekend by EnviroScience Consultants of Newington found no evidence on the Shepaug campus of the Legionella bacteria that causes Legionnaires disease. ...
- Voices,
Drinking water is found to be outbreak source Nov 15, 2005
Preliminary test results link an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at the Peter Becker Community to drinking water in the main building. ...
- Lansdale Reporter,
Health Secretary Discusses About Legionnaire's Disease Oct 27, 2005
RAPID CITY (AP) -- A family member of a woman who died from Legionnaires' disease says the state Health Department is not communicating well enough about the ...
- Yankton Daily Press,
Cooling tower source of Legionnaires' outbreak Oct 23, 2005
The source of the Legionnaires' Disease outbreak at Seven Oaks Home for the Aged (nursing home in Toronto) has been traced to the air conditioning cooling ...
- Food Consumer,
Inform public of outbreaks Nov 9, 2005
...the state Health Department thought it was protecting the public from unnecessary panic by not reporting a Rapid City outbreak of Legionnaires' disease sooner. ...
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
£40k fine for deaths Nov 10, 2005
The families of two guests who died from Legionnaires' disease have criticised a £40,000 fine imposed on a hotel where the outbreak happened. ...
- ic Wales,
News in brief from the Philadelphia area Nov 8, 2005
SOUDERTON, Pa. - Three residents and a volunteer at a Franconia Township retirement community have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease. ...
- Centre Daily Times,
Four new Legionnaires' cases reported in South Dakota Nov 6, 2005
4 four new cases of Legionnaires' disease, which were linked to a Rapid City restaurant, where an ornamental fountain was identified as the a source in the ...
- Food Consumer,
Health Department identifies source of Legionnaires' outbreak Oct 29, 2005
SIOUX FALLS, SD - An ornamental fountain in a restaurant waiting area has been identified as the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Rapid City ...
- Aberdeen American News,
Franconia center probes outbreak Nov 5, 2005
By Pamela Lehman. Two residents at a Franconia Township retirement community have tested positive for Legionnaires' disease, according to health officials. ...
- Allentown Morning Call,
Family fury as 'Legionnaires hotel' fined Nov 9, 2005
The family of a man who died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease during a hotel visit today called for a public inquiry after a court imposed fines and ...
- ic Wales,
Rapid City restaurant source of outbreak Oct 30, 2005
Samples taken Monday at Casa Del Rey restaurant matched the strain of bacteria that caused most cases in an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, which had ...
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
Legionnaires' Case Confirmed In Sioux Falls Nov 1, 2005
Sioux Falls has it's first confirmed case of Legionnaires' Disease. But the man infected didn't know he had the disease until the ...
- KELOLAND TV,
Part 4 of 5: Ruling out everything in the search for answers Nov 1, 2005
Each of the state's 86 unexplained deaths was treated as if it was the next Legionnaires' disease, AIDS or toxic shock syndrome, or the first death in a ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),
Fourth case of Legionnaire's found Nov 8, 2005
...at Grand View Hospital in Sellersville, called Peter Becker officials to notify them that she had been diagnosed with Legionnaires disease after learning about ...
- Norristown Times Herald,
Sioux Falls mayor disappointed he wasn't informed of Legionnaires' ... Nov 2, 2005
SD (AP) -- The mayor of Sioux Falls said he's disappointed that state and city health officials hadn't informed him of a case of Legionnaires' disease in the ...
- Sioux City Journal,
Health experts honoured for their work Nov 18, 2005
South Africa. Professor Raj Bhopal, an expert on Legionnaires' disease, will also receive an honorary Doctor of Science award. He ...
- Scotsman,
Tests link retirement community water to Legionnaires' cases Nov 14, 2005
SOUDERTON, Pa. - Preliminary test results from a consultant have linked cases of Legionnaires' disease at a Franconia Township retirement community to drinking ...
- philly.com,
Bon Homme Co. Resident Among Latest Legionnaires' Cases Nov 7, 2005
A Bon Homme County resident is among the most recent cases of Legionnaires' disease in South Dakota. The state Department of Health ...
- Yankton Daily Press,
News in brief from the Philadelphia area Nov 8, 2005
...the community, Hart said. Legionnaires' disease often spreads through inhalation of mist from contaminated water. It can be found ...
- NEPA News,
Another legionnaires' case Oct 30, 2005
Another case of Legionnaires' Disease has been reported in Christchurch however health authorities are adamant it is not a local case. ...
- Newstalk ZB,
RC Residents Demand Answers On Legionnaire's Cases Oct 24, 2005
Since July, 12 cases of Legionnaires' disease have been reported. 9 were hospitalized including Rapid City mayor Jim Shaw. One woman died from the disease. ...
- KELOLAND TV,
Disease hits 13th victim Oct 27, 2005
RAPID CITY - A Rapid City man has been hospitalized with Legionnaires' disease, bringing to 13 the total number of cases of the enigmatic bacterial ailment. ...
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
British Film Company Interviews Local Woman for Documentary Oct 27, 2005
...company, spent more than three hours interviewing Chamberlain Saturday as the wife of the first person believed to have died of Legionnaires’ disease in 1976 ...
- Fulton County News,
Seven Oaks faces class action lawsuit Oct 26, 2005
Officials involved with the Seven Oaks legionnaires' disease outbreak are the defendants in a $600 million class-action lawsuit launched by one of the ...
- Ontario Mirror Guardian,
Luck helped find outbreak's source Oct 31, 2005
...and some microbiological hustle allowed investigators in South Dakota, Pittsburgh and Atlanta to nail down the likely source of Legionnaires' disease in Rapid ...
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
Four New Legionnaires' Cases Found in SD Nov 4, 2005
PIERRE, SD -- Four new cases of Legionnaires' disease all have links to a Rapid City restaurant where a fountain has been identified as a source of an outbreak ...
- Newsday,
Mayor, officials munch a Mexican lunch Nov 7, 2005
...lunch at the popular restaurant, which has suffered a series of unfavorable news reports since it was linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the ...
- Rapid City Journal,
Workplace Health and Safety Guidelines on Legionella Nov 3, 2005
...prepared an information bulletin on workplace health and safety guidelines on Legionella following the September 2005 outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in a ...
- HRinfodesk (subscription),
Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks $600 Million in Connection with ... Oct 27, 2005
In the aftermath of one of the deadliest outbreaks of legionnaires’ disease ever, a 58-year-old Toronto resident, who contracted the illness, has commenced a ...
- Newsinferno.com,
Investigation Into Sioux Falls Legionnaires' Case Nov 2, 2005
The first case of Legionnaires' Disease confirmed in Sioux Falls has State Health Officials working to identify a source, but not before it caused some ...
- KELOLAND TV,
4 Nursing Home Residents, 1 Worker Contract Legionnaires Nov 7, 2005
On Friday, it was confirmed that two residents at the Peter Becker Community in Harleysville had Legionnaires disease. The two latest ...
- NBC 10.com,
Tests link retirement community water to Legionnaires' cases Nov 14, 2005
...county health department. Legionnaires' disease often spreads through inhalation of mist from contaminated water. The very young ...
- NEPA News,
Legionnaires? Link Found In Franconia Nov 15, 2005
...(AP) SOUDERTON, PA Preliminary test results from a consultant linked cases of Legionnaires? disease at a Franconia Township retirement community to drinking ...
- CBS 3,
Restaurant Reacts About Being Legionnaire's Source Oct 29, 2005
...the problem. Hearing that your restaurant is to blame as a source for Legionnaires Disease is news no one wants to hear. Not only ...
- KELOLAND TV,
Mayor wishes city had been told earlier Nov 2, 2005
State health officials Tuesday confirmed a case of Legionnaires' disease in Sioux Falls but said it was not related to a Rapid City outbreak. ...
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
Legionnaires' class action suit seeks $600M Oct 26, 2005
...action lawsuit seeking $600 million in damages has been launched on behalf of a man who became ill following the deadly outbreak of legionnaires' disease in an ...
- CTV.ca,
Sioux Falls Mayor Concerned About Handling Of Legionnaires' Case Nov 2, 2005
Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson is concerned about how the state handled South Dakota's 16th case of Legionnaires' Disease. Munson ...
- KELOLAND TV,
Toronto disease outbreak toll rises Oct 24, 2005
By CP. TORONTO -- The death toll linked to an outbreak of legionnaires' disease at an east-end nursing home continued to rise yesterday. ...
- London Free Press,
Narellan buyers cool on Muir abode Nov 17, 2005
FIVE years ago, Melbourne woke up to learn that legionnaires disease was not an unfortunate infection suffered by lonely French soldiers but a lethal bacterium ...
- The Age (subscription),
Elderly volunteer stricken Nov 8, 2005
Health officials said that an 84-year-old volunteer organist at the Peter Becker Community had contracted Legionnaires’ disease in late October‚ bringing ...
- Lansdale Reporter,
Mayor dines at restaurant that had been linked to bacteria Nov 7, 2005
Legionnaires' disease, which got its name from an outbreak at a 1976 American Legion convention in Pennsylvania, is caused by bacteria and is a form of ...
- Aberdeen American News,
Link believed in legionnaires cases Nov 3, 2005
Health authorities believe four recent cases of the deadly legionnaires' disease may be linked to a common source in south-east suburban Melbourne. ...
- The Age (subscription),
Killer bug in compost Oct 26, 2005
The Canterbury District Health Board said yesterday that it had recorded four cases of legionnaires' disease in Canterbury this month. ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
Election Day: Get out and vote Nov 8, 2005
Four reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease linked to the facility had the county’s election board nervous enough to order a change of plans. ...
- Lansdale Reporter,
Legionnaires' forum gets mixed review in Rapid City Oct 26, 2005
Three new cases of Legionnaires' disease in Rapid City this month has heightened the State Health Department's investigation into the outbreak, and prompted ...
- KOTA,
Four New Legionnaires‘ Cases Found in SD Nov 5, 2005
PIERRE, SD - Four new cases of Legionnaires‘ disease all have links to a Rapid City restaurant where a fountain has been identified as a source of an outbreak ...
- Herald News Daily,
Health Department identifies source of Legionnaires' outbreak Oct 30, 2005
SIOUX FALLS, SD (AP) -- An ornamental fountain in a restaurant waiting area has been identified as the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Rapid ...
- Sioux City Journal,
HERO DOCTOR TO FIGHT KILLER BUG Oct 26, 2005
THE health boss who helped save scores of lives in the Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak is returning to the shop floor to stamp out superbugs. ...
- NW Evening Mail,
Compost warning in Christchurch Nov 6, 2005
People purchasing potting mix and compost in Canterbury this summer will be warned against the risks of Legionnaires' Disease. The ...
- Newstalk ZB,
Hotel fined over Legionnaires’ deaths Nov 10, 2005
The four-star Copthorne Hotel Cardiff has been fined £40,000 after two of its guests died from Legionnaires’ disease. According ...
- Leisure Opportunities Daily News,
Legionella sparks compost warning Oct 26, 2005
...compost. The Canterbury District Health Board said that it had recorded four cases of legionnaires' disease in the province this month. ...
- New Zealand Herald,
Legionnaires' lawsuit seeks $600 million Oct 25, 2005
A $600-million class action lawsuit was initiated Monday on behalf of the victims of a deadly outbreak of legionnaires' disease at a Toronto nursing home last ...
- CBC Toronto,
Legionnaires' lawsuit seeks $600 million Oct 26, 2005
A $600-million class action lawsuit was, according to this story, initiated Monday on behalf of the victims of a deadly outbreak of legionnaires' disease at a ...
- Food Consumer,
4 new cases of Legionnaires' linked to Rapid City Nov 5, 2005
State health officials announced four new cases of Legionnaires' disease Friday and said a specialist will be brought to Sioux Falls and Pierre next month to ...
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
Second legionnaires' outbreak Oct 26, 2005
Health authorities in Christchurch are dismissing the coincidence of two outbreaks of legionnaires' disease in the city this year. ...
- Newstalk ZB,
Test confirms link between potting mix and legionnaires Oct 30, 2005
...medical officer of health says a sample result has confirmed a link between the use of potting mix or compost, and the death of a man from legionnaires' disease ...
- Radio New Zealand,
Police search for missing borough councilman Nov 11, 2005
...borough. Murray recovered earlier this year from Legionnaires' disease after a three-month hospital stay, the mayor said. Police ...
- Newsday,
Hospital to hold forum Nov. 1 Oct 26, 2005
Nov. 1. Influenza, avian influenza, Legionnaires’ disease, pneumonia and West Nile disease will be among the topics. Dr. James ...
- Rapid City Journal,
Killer bug is found in school Nov 7, 2005
By Wyn Matthews. A potentially deadly bug which causes Legionnaires' disease has been found in the water system at a Stafford school. ...
- expressandstar.com,
The Legionellae Threat Oct 31, 2005
...fountain. And without the proper precautions, it's also not the only place you'll find the potential for Legionnaires' Disease. ...
- KELOLAND TV,
Bergen councilman turns up safe, hours after being reported ... Nov 11, 2005
According to Murray's daughter, Mary Ellen Murray, her father is recovering from Legionnaires' disease, though she did not believe his illness was associated ...
- Newark Star Ledger,
Councilman's 20-hour odyssey causes a panic Nov 12, 2005
The widowed councilman, who shares his home with his grandson, had been hospitalized for three months earlier this year after contracting Legionnaires' disease ...
- NorthJersey.com,
Class-action launched over Toronto outbreak of leginnaires' ... Oct 26, 2005
TORONTO — A $600-million class-action lawsuit has been launched in the wake of a deadly outbreak of legionnaires’ disease at a Toronto nursing home. ...
- Brandon Sun,
Legionella found in hospital water system Nov 2, 2005
...accidentally. Nineteen Christchurch people were infected with legionnaires' disease during June, July and August, and three of them died. ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
The push is on for flu shots this month Nov 5, 2005
..."People there have a recent memory of SARS. The legionnaires' [disease] outbreak was there. There's just a recent memory of infection in the east region.". ...
- Globe and Mail,
Tm targets 2006 launch for viral test Nov 3, 2005
Mr. Hines pointed to the recent outbreak of legionnaires disease at a Toronto nursing home, which took nearly two weeks to identify. ...
- Globe and Mail,
We all need same level of health care to fight threat Oct 29, 2005
THE Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome, legionnaires' disease, SARS and now the bird flu – these are just a few of the diseases with the potential to reach ...
- Mid-Ocean News,
Quinte West - Gibbons makes notice of motion to refuse reductions ... Oct 27, 2005
...“We don’t.?. He added, aHospitals are not safe places to be anyway with things like Legionnaires disease around. It’s better to go somewhere else.?. ...
- Stirling Community Press,
Legionnaires' victims sue city Oct 26, 2005
A $600,000 class-action lawsuit has been launched on behalf of the victims of Toronto's legionnaires' disease outbreak. Toronto ...
- National Post,
Worker in nursing home sues over legionnaires' Oct 26, 2005
A $600-million class action suit has been filed against city and provincial health officials after a deadly outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Scarborough. ...
- Globe and Mail,
Picture book in line for award 03 Oct 2005
...a 1920s candlestick. • The factory at the centre of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak is due to reopen today. The Baxter's plant ...
- Scotsman,
Man ill with Legionnaires' disease Sep 30, 2005
The Centre for Health Protection has confirmed a Legionnaires' disease case involving an 83-year-old man, the year's ninth. The ...
- News.gov.hk,
Searching For Legionnaires' Disease Sep 18, 2005
A private company has joined the search for the source of Legionnaires' disease in Rapid City . The state Health Department has ...
- KELOLAND TV,
NZ launches probe into hidden identity of Legionnaires' Disease ... Sep 1, 2005
...know why a district health board will not reveal the name of a company whose air conditioning cooling tower sparked a deadly Legionnaires' Disease outbreak in ...
- Mainichi Daily News,
Legionnaires' disease resembles flu symptoms Sep 7, 2005
Q. I know that there have been several reports of Legionnaires' disease in Rapid City but what exactly is Legionnaires' Disease? ...
- Aberdeen American News,
We're on alert for legionnaires' disease Sep 2, 2005
THE investigation into an outbreak of legionnaires' disease has been widened to include other parts of South London. The Health ...
- ic SouthLondon.co.uk,
Legionnaires' disease total reaches twelve Sep 14, 2005
By Julia Lewis , The Mercury. A TOTAL of 12 people in South London have been struck down with Legionnaires' disease in the past two months. ...
- ic SouthLondon.co.uk,
Legionnaires’ disease cases rise to 12 Sep 15, 2005
THE number of people confirmed to have caught the potentially-fatal Legionnaires' disease has risen to 12. Five new cases have been ...
- News Shopper,
Probe into deadly disease outbreak Sep 29, 2005
A food factory is due to remain closed as health officials conduct a full investigation into an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. ...
- Scotsman,
Soup factory closed by Legionnaires' outbreak Sep 29, 2005
A soup factory in Scotland where Legionnaires' disease has broken out stopped production until further notice today as it emerged that a third worker had ...
- Times Online,
DISEASE HITS THIRD WORKER Sep 29, 2005
The shutdown followed confirmation that a man and woman employed at the Moray plant were in hospital with Legionnaires' disease. ...
- Glasgow Daily Record,
Investigation into legionella cases shuts factory Sep 29, 2005
An investigation has been launched following the confirmation of two cases of Legionnaires' disease in Scotland. Two workers, both ...
- 4RFV,
Legionnaires’ infects its 13th Sep 30, 2005
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease which may have originated in Wandsworth has infected its 13th patient. The latest victim was ...
- Wandsworth Borough Guardian,
Baxters staying closed over bug Sep 29, 2005
Staff at the Baxters factory on Speyside are to remain at home indefinitely while investigations continue into the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak. ...
- The Herald,
Probe into Legionnaires' outbreak Sep 29, 2005
Health officials are set to meet as an investigation into an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the Highlands continues. Two people ...
- Daily Mail - UK,
Disease test results withheld Sep 30, 2005
The Press revealed last week that the same strain of bacteria which caused the city's legionnaires' disease outbreak had been found in two locations in the ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
Disease hunt extended as cases rise Sep 28, 2005
THE number of confirmed cases of legionnaires' disease in South London rose to 13 last week. The latest patient, from Southwark, became ...
- ic SouthLondon.co.uk,
State hires company to investigate disease Sep 19, 2005
RAPID CITY - The state Department of Health has hired a Pennsylvania company to help find and eliminate the source of Legionnaires' disease that's infected 10 ...
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
HK confirms new Legionnaires disease case Aug 29, 2005
The Center for Health Protection of Hong Kong Monday confirmed a case of Legionnaires' disease involving a 49-year-old Tin Shui Wai man, bringing the year's ...
- People's Daily Online,
Legionella scare at Baxters food factory Sep 28, 2005
TWO staff at one of Britain's biggest food processors were in intensive care in hospital last night with the potentially fatal Legionnaires' disease. ...
- The Herald,
Legionnaires fear at police station Sep 27, 2005
A QUEENSLAND police officer has been diagnosed with legionnaires disease and more than 100 staff have been evacuated from the station he worked in after the ...
- Advertiser Adelaide,
Officials comb public buildings in Legionnaires search Sep 22, 2005
RAPID CITY, SD - Health officials have examined several public buildings in their search for a source of Legionnaires' Disease in Rapid City. ...
- Aberdeen American News,
Legionnaires needed earlier public notice Sep 24, 2005
...too late, but at least the state Health Department keeps trying to figure out how 10 people – one who died – contracted Legionnaires’ disease in Rapid ...
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
Officials Search For Cause Of Legionnaires Outbreak Sep 23, 2005
Health officials are combing public buildings in their search for the cause of Legionnaires' Disease in Rapid City . The disease ...
- KELOLAND TV,
Officials comb public buildings in Legionnaires search Sep 23, 2005
City Central High School. But health officials said it is not the strain that causes Legionnaires' Disease. Mayor Jim Shaw said ...
- Black Hills Pioneer,
Holiday man battling killer illness Sep 28, 2005
A Ludlow man was seriously ill in hospital today after being struck down with Legionnaires' disease. ... There is not an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.". ...
- Shropshire Star,
Disease outbreak Sep 7, 2005
MEDICAL experts are searching throughout Bromley and Bexley for the mystery source of an outbreak of killer Legionnaires' disease. ...
- Bromley Times,
Seventh victim of Legionnaires' outbreak Sep 1, 2005
...at the South East London Health Protection Unit, said: "We can confirm that we have now been made aware of a seventh case of Legionnaires’ disease in the ...
- Life Style Extra,
Legionella was no risk, says CDHB Sep 22, 2005
Humphrey, who said there was "absolutely no link between the legionella found at the School of Medicine and the recent outbreak of legionnaires' disease". ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
Legionnaires outbreak victims double to 12 Sep 6, 2005
Legionnaires’ disease is caused by a bacterium and is acquired through the inhalation of aerosols from an infected water source. ...
- Life Style Extra,
State officials confirm more Legionnaires' in Rapid City Sep 2, 2005
RAPID CITY — Officials for the South Dakota Department of Health on Friday confirmed a 10th case of Legionnaires' disease in a sporadic outbreak in Rapid ...
- Rapid City Journal,
SD amplifies Legionnaires' fight Sep 16, 2005
RAPID CITY — The South Dakota Department of Health hired outside help in its effort to find and eliminate the source of Legionnaires' disease in Rapid City. ...
- Rapid City Journal,
Legionella strain found Sep 21, 2005
Bacteria involved in a fatal outbreak of legionnaires' disease have been found at the Christchurch School of Medicine, despite the school's repeated denials, a ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
Man in fight for life as killer bug strikes Sep 7, 2005
MEDICAL experts are searching throughout Bromley and Bexley for the mystery source of an outbreak of the killer legionnaires' disease. ...
- Bexley Express,
CDHB Releases Water Cooling Tower Results Sep 1, 2005
...whose water cooling tower exceeded the recommended guidelines for legionella in April this year at the start of the outbreak of Legionnaires Disease. ...
- Scoop.co.nz (press release),
Legionnaires' cases double Sep 13, 2005
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease which may have originated from a waterborne source in Wandsworth has now affected 12 patients. ...
- Wandsworth Borough Guardian,
Expert backs legionnaires' denial Sep 4, 2005
The Australian consultant hired to inspect the cooling towers of a Christchurch company identified as a possible source of legionnaires' disease says it is ...
- TVNZ,
Legionnaires' case reported Sep 12, 2005
The Centre for Health Protection has confirmed a case of Legionnaires' Disease involving a 60-year-old man, bringing the year's total cases to eight. ...
- News.gov.hk,
South Dakota searching for Legionnaires' expert Aug 30, 2005
Health Department hopes to hire a specialist to help with cleanup and other tasks if officials find the source of nine cases of Legionnaires' disease in Rapid ...
- Aberdeen American News,
Fertiliser plant had strain of legionella Sep 2, 2005
...both the company and the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) follows weeks of efforts to track down the source of the legionnaires' disease outbreak, which ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
Solution to "Legionella" Sep 18, 2005
...system, used in refrigeration towers of factory buildings and installations that are prone to be the focus for the proliferation of Legionnaires' disease. ...
- EiTB,
BECKINGHAM MISSES APPEAL Sep 17, 2005
Beckingham stood accused of health and safety offences as well as seven charges of manslaughter in connection with the 2002 Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak at ...
- NW Evening Mail,
Health issue alarming Sep 6, 2005
State health officials are looking for a company to help clean up the source of Legionnaires' disease - the legionella bacteria - once they find it. ...
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
Bacteria Found in NE Postal Facility Sep 7, 2005
Traces of a bacteria possibly related to Legionnaires' disease were found in the cooling system at a Northeast Washington postal facility more than a month ...
- Washington Post,
Hornby factory inspected Sep 6, 2005
The Hornby factory identified by Canterbury health authorities as the probable source of the city's Legionnaires Disease outbreak is being investigated by the ...
- Newstalk ZB,
Killer bug outbreak mystery Sep 8, 2005
MEDICAL experts are searching for the mystery source of an outbreak of killer legionnaires' disease. Twelve people have been admitted ...
- Bexley Times,
SD Searching For Legionnaires' Expert Aug 30, 2005
South Dakota health officials have not yet found a source for the nine cases of Legionnaires' disease in Rapid City. Once they do ...
- KELOLAND TV,
Legionella strain found in the city Sep 22, 2005
...of Legionella bacterium has been found in two cooling systems in Rapid City, but the bacteria was not the source of the Legionnaires' disease that sickened ...
- Rapid City Journal,
Bacteria find delays hospital move Sep 19, 2005
Staff at the Coventry hospital discovered legionella, which causes the lung infection Legionnaires' disease, in the new radiotherapy unit this month. ...
- ic Coventry,
Bacteria Found At DC Postal Facility Sep 8, 2005
Washington DC (AP) - Traces of a bacteria possibly related to Legionnaires' disease have been found in the cooling system of the Curseen-Morris Postal facility ...
- WJLA,
Tenth Legionnaire's case reported Sep 2, 2005
Legionnaires' disease, which got its name from an outbreak at a 1976 American Legion convention in Pennsylvania, can't be transmitted by person-to-person ...
- Aberdeen American News,
A Chilling Picture Sep 18, 2005
In Christchurch, the Canterbury District Health Board has been guilty of excessive secrecy over the source of legionnaires' disease. ...
- RedNova.com,
Disease strikes a seventh Sep 6, 2005
The latest has also been taken to Lewisham. Legionnaires' disease is caught through infected water but cannot be passed from person to person. ...
- ic SouthLondon.co.uk,
Probe into the death of building worker Aug 31, 2005
A MAN who was thought to have been suffering from Legionnaires' disease has died in Lister Hospital. Building worker Christopher ...
- Hearld 24,
sound check Sep 23, 2005
14.". The band members' familiarity shines in the seamless sets when they perform live and on their new CD, "Legionnaires Disease.". ...
- OregonLive.com,
Armstrong Solutions Meet Updated New York Department of Health ... Sep 14, 2005
14 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent outbreaks of hospital-associated Legionnaires' disease have prompted the State of New York Department of Health (NYDOH) to update its ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Legionella detected in hotel in Malaga Aug 31, 2005
...there was a massive outbreak in Murcia, where over 700 people were infected by the bacteria, of whom 315 were diagnosed with legionnaires’ disease and one ...
- Euroresidentes,
BECKINGHAM NOT GRANTED RIGHT TO LEGIONNAIRES' APPEAL Sep 16, 2005
Beckingham stood accused of health and safety offences as well as seven charges of manslaughter in connection with the 2002 Legionnaires' disease outbreak in ...
- NW Evening Mail,
Company denies links with Legionnaires Sep 2, 2005
A company identified as having legionella bacteria in its cooling tower denies it is responsible for the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Christchurch. ...
- NZ City,
10th Legionnaires' victim reported in Rapid City Sep 3, 2005
PIERRE (AP) - The South Dakota Department of Health said Friday a rural Rapid City resident is the 10th reported victim of Legionnaires' disease in the area. ...
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
Expose legionella towers - expert Aug 31, 2005
Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Mel Brieseman said last week that it was not known if the towers carried the strain of legionnaires' disease involved in ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
Shaw back on the job Sep 13, 2005
Less than a month earlier, he was hospitalized with pneumonia that was later determined to be Legionnaires' disease and also underwent a cardiac ...
- Rapid City Journal,
Authorities search for disease source Aug 30, 2005
A FIFTH person has fallen victim to Legionnaires' disease as health inspectors widen the search for the source of the potentially deadly infection. ...
- News Shopper,
Woman ill with Japanese encephalitis Aug 31, 2005
...website. Meanwhile, the centre has confirmed another imported case of Legionnaires' disease, bringing the year's total cases to seven. ...
- News.gov.hk,
Movie Review: 'Transporter 2' Sep 2, 2005
A modern Legionnaires' disease crafted by Russian scientists wielded by a Colombian hitman to destroy a Miami conference of drug agents - there isn'ta much ...
- Evansville Courier & Press (subscription),
Legionnaires' sufferer fights for life Aug 30, 2005
A 70-year-old man suffering from Legionnaires' disease is in critical condition in Queen Elizabeth hospital. He is the year's sixth case. ...
- News.gov.hk,
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