Legionella

Legionnaires’ outbreak in the Bronx: Legionella – disease, symptoms & treatments Over the past month ten people have died and one-hundred have fallen ill due to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the South Bronx section of New York State. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the Legionella bacterium has been detected in two apartment houses, the Bronx County Hall of Justice, The Bronx General Post Office and the Samuel Gompers High School at the present time. Five other Bronx locations have

influenza had emerged and Americans feared an epidemic. After six long months, 221 cases and 34 deaths, the “Philly Killer” was pinned on the bacteria Legionella pneumophila, which was spread through the air conditioning system of the conventions’ hotel. (Altman, 2006) The naturally found bacterium, Legionella, causes this disease. Since Legionella prefers warmer water, it is not generally found in natural water sources such as lakes, rivers, or oceans—or it is found in low numbers in said sources

Proposed species: Legionella pneumophila Word count: 753 Proposed action: eradication What is Legionellosis? Legionnaires' disease is known as a form of pneumonia caused by any type of aerobic bacteria that is part of the species Legionella. The most significant amount of Legionnaires' disease cases are triggered by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila according to the Mayo Clinic. You normally get it by inhaling in spray from water that has the bacteria in it. The spray may come from various

5 Best Practices to Prevent Legionella Outbreak and Control for Waterborne Pathogens The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported between 8,000 and 18,000 cases of Legionnaires' disease annually in the United States, caused by the spread of the Legionella bacteria. What can you do to protect your facility by preventing Legionella and other waterborne pathogens? Here are five practices you can implement to protect your patients, employees, and facility by preventing bacterial outbreaks

Introduction Legionnaires’ disease is an important public health problem that can cause substantial morbidity and mortality.1 This bacterial infection is caused primarily by the gram negative bacteria, Legionella pneumophila, found in freshwater environments throughout the world.2, 3 Legionnaires’ disease was initially described in 1976, after a major respiratory outbreak among attendees of an American Legion convention.4 L. pneumophila causes a severe inflammatory pneumonia that primarily affects

Legionella is a facultative unicellular gram-negative bacteria. Legionella pseumophila is the most common specie, but exist over 30 different species of Legionella, many of which can cause disease. This microorganism was discovered in 1976, after an outbreak in Philadelphia. Warm stagnant water is the ideal environment where the bacteria grow. At temperatures between 78F-108 F the organism can multiply. The common types of water are of concern are whirlpool bath, faucets, water mist from cooling

Introduction Legionnaire’s disease is an important public health problem that can cause substantial morbidity and mortality.1 This bacterial infection is caused primarily by the gram negative bacteria, Legionella pneumophila, found in freshwater environments throughout the world. 2, 3 Legionnaires’ disease was initially described in 1976, after a major respiratory outbreak among attendees of an American Legion convention.4 L. pneumophila causes a severe inflammatory pneumonia that primarily affects

within the cells, are intercepted by large molecules such as phagosomes. One type of bacteria, Legionella pneumophila, which utilizes phagosomes for reproductive purposes, was examined by Kagan and Roy (2002) in their experiment. They questioned how the bacteria spread within the cell, why it could create a new organelle, and under what conditions this organelle would be created. They hypothesized that Legionella pneumophila containing phagosomes (LCP) have 2 phases of maturation and this maturation allows

various setting and on a plethora of waterborne pathogens. No water filtration technology in existence today has as much data surrounding its control of legionella as well as CSI. CSI has been evaluated and tested of any new disinfection through a standardized, evidence-based process that includes the following steps: (1) demonstrated efficacy of Legionella

2016). The microorganism that causes the illness known as Legionnaires’ disease is caused Legionella. It can be categorized as follows: Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Gammaproteobacteria Order: Legionellales Family: Legionellacae Genus: Legionella Species: Legionella pneumophila (Garrity, G., Bell, J., Lilburn, T., 2004). To date, there have been 60 different species of Legionella identified. (Kutty, P., 2015, October, 26, Medscape, Retrieved from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/852874)