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Drew Hamilton House — Legionnaires Disease Returns to Harlem
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 7, 2019
A 734 housing unit in Harlem is being tested for Legionella bacteria. New York’s Department of Health is investigating a Legionnaires disease outbreak at Drew Hamilton House, located on Frederick Douglas Blvd. The DOHMH’s public notification protocol for Legionnaires’ disease… read more
School Closes in Chesterfield Legionnaires Disease Outbreak
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 26, 2019
The Virginia Department of Health announced that there are 10 cases of Legionnaires’ disease confirmed in the northeast quadrant of Chesterfield County since May 1. As a result of this Chesterfield Legionnaires Disease Outbreak, Greenfield Elementary School has been closed… read more
Harlem NYCHA Building Undergoes Legionnaires Testing
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog | July 20, 2019
The Health Department is evaluating water system at a NYCHA apartment building in Harlem. According to health officials, 2 cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported at Drew-Hamilton houses on Frederick Douglass Boulevard within the past year. Could this be… read more
Queens New York Legionnaires Outbreak
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 16, 2019
The New York Department of Health has issued a notice that two people have been linked to a Queens New York Legionnaires Outbreak. NYC Health reported that two people have been sickened in Queens within the past 12 months at… read more
Sheraton Atlanta Legionnaires Outbreak
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 16, 2019
News of an outbreak of now 10 cases of Legionnaires’ disease and a hotel shut down broke recently as the Georgia Department of Health announced its involvement in an outbreak investigation. Here’s what we know about the Sheraton Atlanta Legionnaires Outbreak:… read more
Advocate Christ Legionnaires Disease Outbreak
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | June 27, 2019
In breaking news, the Illinois Department of Health announced that it is investigating multiple cases of Legionnaires’ disease linked to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Three patients and an employee at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn… read more
Legionnaire’s Marches on Mount Carmel Grove City Hospital
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | June 14, 2019
When you go to a hospital, the hope is that you’ll get better. You do not expect to catch your death from the hospital water. For at least one patient, they caught a water born bacterial infection at the hospital… read more
The Link Between Cooling Towers and Legionnaires’ Disease
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | May 28, 2019
Lately there have been a lot of reports of Legionnaires’ disease in the news. New York has been the recent front-page outbreak, but it has become an increasing problem in the United States. As recent as 2015 (less than 5… read more
5 Dead, 22 Ill in Legionnaires Disease Outbreak in Union County, New Jersey
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | May 24, 2019
Hot off the presses! The New Jersey Department of Health has announced a fatal Union County Legionnaires Disease outbreak. Here’s What You Need to Know Public health officials are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires disease among people who live in¾or… read more
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | May 15, 2019
Legionnaire’s, the disease that famously attacks not just individuals or groups but entire apartment buildings and their cooling towers, has struck once again in the United States. This time, it’s a complex of senior citizen apartments in Newark, New Jersey… read more