Legionella E-news -- 11 October 2011
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Legionella E-news, 11 October 2011
HC Info
Matthew R. Freije, Editor
**IN THIS ISSUE**
1. Eight Quick Questions for Our Non-US Subscribers
2. LD Among Residents of Two Pittsburgh Nursing Homes
3. Travel-Associated LD in Lazise, Italy
4. Nine Cases Among Travelers to Corfu, Greece
5. Four Recent Cases in Hamilton, Ontario
6. Hotel Relocates Guests After LD Reported
7. Researchers Recommend More Widespread Legionella Testing in Pneumonia
Patients
8. Register for "Performing Legionella Assessments for HACCP Water
Plans"
9. Book, Protect Yourself from Legionnaires' Disease
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1. EIGHT QUICK QUESTIONS FOR OUR NON-US SUBSCRIBERS
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HC Info is considering internship opportunities for graduate students
from the USA who are interested in business development in other
countries. We have received student interest particularly in Brazil and
Argentina but are certainly open to sending interns to other countries
as well (Probably half or more of Legionella Enews subscribers are from
outside the United States.). If your work relates in any way to
hospitals, hotels, office buildings, nursing homes, or apartment
buildings outside the United States, please take five minutes to
complete our eight-question survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XJ3BS8P.
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2. LD AMONG RESIDENTS OF TWO PITTSBURGH NURSING HOMES
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Last month the Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) Health Department
initiated an investigation of the domestic water systems in two nursing
homes where a total of 10 cases of Legionnaires' disease were
identified. Three of the cases required hospitalization but no deaths
were reported. Source: www.pittsburghlive.com
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3. TRAVEL-ASSOCIATED LD IN LAZISE, ITALY
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Seventeen cases of Legionnaires' disease were reported in travelers who
stayed at two campsites and three hotels in Lazise, Italy between early
July and the end of August. Their ages ranged from 42 to 78 years.
Sixteen of the cases were confirmed by urinary antigen tests. None of
the cases resulted in death. The cases were discovered through the
European Legionnaires' Disease Surveillance Network (ELDSNet).
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4. NINE CASES AMONG TRAVELERS TO CORFU, GREECE
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Nine cases of LD have been identified in the UK among people who had
traveled to the Greek island Corfu since August. UK and Greek public
health officials are investigating potential sources in both the UK and
Corfu.
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5. FOUR RECENT CASES IN HAMILTON, ONTARIO
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Health officials are investigating four cases of Legionnaires' disease,
the first of which was reported in mid August and the other three since
Sept. 22, to determine whether there is a common source. The
investigators focused on cooling towers located on the east side of the
city. Source: www.thespec.com
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6. HOTEL RELOCATES GUESTS AFTER LD REPORTED
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A hotel in Ocean City, Maryland relocated its guests to other Ocean City
hotels and closed early for the season, on September 29th, after the
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) reported three
cases of Legionnaires' disease among people who had stayed there. Each
of the three cases developed Legionnaires' symptoms about a week after
their stay at the hotel and were hospitalized.
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7. RESEARCHERS RECOMMEND MORE WIDESPREAD LEGIONELLA TESTING IN PNEUMONIA
PATIENTS
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Based on a retrospective study of nearly 4,000 patients at a single
hospital over an 18-month period, researchers estimated that many
legionellosis cases are missed under current US guidelines. Read a
summary article at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110927112543.htm
and the full paper at http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-237.pdf.
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8. REGISTER FOR "PERFORMING LEGIONELLA ASSESSMENTS FOR HACCP WATER
PLANS"
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Come to beautiful San Diego on October 20th to prepare for ASHRAE
Standard 188 by learning to perform facility assessments for HACCP
Legionella water plans. Following the step-by-step process that will be
taught in this seminar, anyone familiar with plumbing systems and
cooling towers can perform the assessments--extensive legionella
knowledge is not required.
If you have responsibility for a hotel, hospital, nursing home, office
building, or apartment tower, you can learn how to assess your own
facility and get a high quality HACCP water plan at a low cost.
Water treatment companies, engineering firms, and indoor environmental
consulting firms can find out how to better serve their customers and
get new ones by offering Legionella assessments and HACCP plans.
Tuition is $480. Seating is limited so go now to www.hcinfo.com/seminar6.htm
to register or get more information.
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6. BOOK, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE
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The book is available in softover for $29.00 from Amazon.com's
Createspace (https://www.createspace.com/3490712) and in PDF, Kindle,
and other electronic formats for $19.95 from Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/27209).
You’ll see from survivors' stories just how horrible the disease is and
find out how to avoid it in public and at home. Advice is given about
water heaters, softeners, filters, humidifiers, and new home design and
construction. Go to http://www.hcinfo.com/ProtectYourselfFromLegionnairesDisease.htm
for more information.
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