Two Cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported at a Chicago Hospital
Nemco2019-04-29T16:03:12+01:00The Illinois Department of Public Health are working with the Chicago Department of Public Health to carry out tests on the water [...]
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April 2019
January 2019
Council Fined £27,000 following Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
Nemco2019-01-28T16:40:57+00:00Further to the Nemco Utilities post in December 2016 Tendring District Council has been fined when a man contracted Legionnaires’ Disease after [...]
Legionella bacteria infect 4 people in Sydney, Australia
Nemco2019-01-24T16:02:56+00:00Building owners in Sydney have been reminded to check their water systems following an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease.
December 2018
Hospital bans use of showers due to Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
Nemco2018-12-12T16:42:11+00:00Patients have tested positive for Legionnaires ‘disease in and American hospital in Madison. 11 people have contracted the disease and one person [...]
September 2018
Outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease in the Guildford area of Surrey, Canada
Nemco2018-09-04T16:24:59+01:00The health authority is investigating a cluster of cases of Legionnaire’s Disease. It is too early to establish the source of the [...]
July 2018
Legionella Found In Domestic Rainwater Storage Butts
Nemco2018-07-24T16:05:58+01:00Recent research first published on the 3rd July 2018 shows a study carried out to see if Legionella bacteria is in domestic [...]
June 2018
£3m fine following death due to Legionnaires’ disease
Nemco2018-06-18T13:04:57+01:00An 86 year old resident of Hutton Village care home, a Bupa Care Home, in Brentwood died in June 2015 of Legionnaires’ [...]
Legionella Responsible Person Training
Nemco2018-06-12T15:36:33+01:00The Responsible Person “must be properly trained to a level that ensures tasks are carried out in a safe, technically competent manner; [...]
Following routine water sampling legionella bacteria found again
Nemco2018-06-11T15:23:37+01:00Following the death of 69 year old Elaine Brown in September The Feathers Hotel in Ludlow closed until November. Unfortunately the legionella [...]
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at Boldon Faltec factory traced
Nemco2018-06-06T16:29:04+01:00The cause of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a South Tyneside factory has been traced to two cooling towers on the [...]