Italian Corporation joins AquaLyse® to stop Legionnaire’s disease

July 5th 2005, Turino, IT- ProCare Water Treatment Inc. (also known as AquaLyse), a privately owned Canadian company, is proud to announce its latest exclusivity business partnership with an Italian based corporation. (more...)

Legionella Free Buildings in 45 Days.
April 7th, 2005:

New York, NY - AquaLyse® copper silver ionization has proven to control and prevent Legionella growth within healthcare facilities’ domestic hot water systems without the use of chemicals or high temperature interventions. (more...)

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Legionella victims settle- 27 November 2004

ELEVEN victims of the legionella outbreak at Melbourne Aquarium in Australia will share $450,000. (continue)

Bexar reports 6 cases of Legionnaires' disease - 25 November 2004

San Antonio TX - Bexar County recorded six cases of Legionnaires' disease between August and October, two to three times more than what usually is seen in a year and setting off a detective hunt to track the source of the water-borne illness. (continue)

Spa pools a cause of legionnaires' disease
- 14 September 2004

UK - A Health Protection Agency study has highlighted serious problems with spa pools being a cause of Legionnaires’ disease because they are not managed or maintained properly. The study raises the question of whether routine legionella testing should be included within new Health and Safety Executive and HPA guidelines. (continue)

Hot tubs and spa pools spark legionnaires' fear - 14 September 2004

Health experts raised serious concerns yesterday about the risks of legionnaires' disease being spread by poorly maintained hot tubs and spa pools. (continue)

Spa pools a cause of legionnaires' disease September 14, 2004

UK - A Health Protection Agency study has highlighted serious problems with spa pools being a cause of Legionnaires’ disease because they are not managed or maintained properly. The study raises the question of whether routine legionella testing should be included within new Health and Safety Executive and HPA guidelines. (continue)

Legionnaires' Disease case confirmed August 31, 2004

Redditch and Bromsgrove PCT have confirmed that a patient is ill in hospital with Legionnaires' disease. (continue)

9 Legionnaires' cases reported in Sweden, one dead - August 30, 2004

Nine cases of Legionnaires' disease and two suspected cases have been discovered in August in the Swedish city of Lidkoeping, with an elderly man dead, the Swedish News Agency reported Monday.(continue)

Three hospitalised with legionella -
June 11, 2004

Health officials were investigating possible sources of legionella bacteria in the northern Victorian town of Cobram after three locals fell ill. (continue)

Showerhead Legionella Victim Named
04 Mar 2004 - PA News

A cancer patient who died of Legionnaires’ disease traced to a showerhead in a hospital building was named today. (continue)

Patient Contracts Legionnaire's Disease at Hospital - 18 Mar 2004 - PA News

A hospital patient has been diagnosed with Legionnaire’s disease, an NHS trust said today . (continue)

Criminal inquiry into legionnaires' outbreak in France - 08 Jan 2004 - The Guardian

Police opened a manslaughter inquiry yesterday into France's worst outbreak of legionnaires' disease, which has killed seven people and infected 59 more near the town of Lens in the north of the country. (continue)

Manager charged over legionnaires' deaths 11 Feb 2004 - The Guardian

A council official was charged with manslaughter yesterday in connection with an outbreak of legionnaires' disease which claimed seven lives in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, in 2002. (continue)

Killer bug feared in hospitals
26 Dec 2003 - Calgary Herald

Health-care officials here will meet Monday to consider testing all city hospitals for the potentially deadly legionella bacteria. (continue)

Two more Legionnaires' cases confirmed
02 Dec 2003 - icBirminghamTM

Two further cases of Legionnaires' disease have been diagnosed as part of an outbreak centred on a cider plant, taking the total number of people affected by the bug to 28. (continue)

Phoenix Widow Sues Tucson Resort
23 Oct 2003 - KGUN9

A Phoenix widow is suing the Westin La Paloma resort. Her attorney says the woman's husband died of Legionnaires' Disease, and believes the resort is responsible. (continue)

Shower head clue to man's legion death
9 Oct 2003 - Liverpool Echo

A LIVERPOOL pensioner, who died from Legionnaires' disease, is believed to have contracted it from an infected shower head at Broadgreen hospital. (continue)

Legion bug alert over city death
06 Oct 2003 - Liverpool Echo

A MAJOR health alert has been sparked at a Liverpool hospital after a pensioner died from Legionnaires' disease. The 85-year-old man began showing symptoms of the respiratory disease after being admitted to Broadgreen hospital. (continue)

Hospital in Legionnaires' alert
17 Sep 2003 - Newham Recorder, UK

... The bacteria Legionella – found in hot and cold water systems, air conditioning cooling systems, and ponds – was discovered in the water system at the ... (continue)

Hot Water Prevents Legionnaires' Disease
16 Sep 2003 - Good Housekeeping Magazine

. Stagnant water at 77 and 108 degrees as well as rust, scale, and other microorganisms can promote the growth of Legionella, a bacteria that causes Legionnaires ... (continue)

Legionnaires' cases increase in East
5 Sep 2003 - Akron Beacon Journal, OH

... US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suspects that the wet summer may be the reason why some states are seeing a doubling in the number of legionella ...(continue)

Legionnaires’ disease associated with a cruise liner
28 Aug 2003 - Eurosurveillance editorial office

... The number of cases of legionnaires’ disease in passengers who traveled on the Ocean Monarch cruise ship from 6-23 August is still three (1). One case has been confirmed by culture of the organism and the others by urinary antigen detection. ...(continue)

Pool chlorine linked to asthma epidemic
June 5th 2003

Chlorine used to disinfect indoor swimming pools could be one of the causes behind an astonizhing surge in childhood asthma in developed countries in the past few decades, according to a new study...(continue)