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Two more die from Legionnaire's disease in Quebec City
Toronto :: Canada | 9 months ago
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Quebec City officials announced Sunday that two more people died from Legionnaire's disease, bringing the death toll to eight. In total, 104 people in the Quebec City area have become infected with the deadly virus since mid-July. Legionnaire's
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Legionnaires outbreak leads to breakthrough
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 9 months ago
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Flinders University researcher Dr Michael Taylor has found legionella bacteria can survive on its own without a host organism. The bacteria is known to thrive in warm and damp environments such as air-conditioners, bathrooms, soil and potting mix. It
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Calls for Legionnaires' inquiry
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 9 months ago
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Professor calls for inquiry Three people died in the Legionnaires' outbreak in Edinburgh, which began in May A leading professor has called for a public inquiry into a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Edinburgh. Prof Hugh Pennington said
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Legionnaires' claims second death
Stoke on Trent :: United Kingdom | 10 months ago
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Second Legionnaires' disease death in Stoke-on-Trent A second person has died following an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Stoke-on-Trent, health officials have said. A spokesperson for University Hospital of North Staffordshire said: "We can
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Patient dies in Stoke-on-Trent Legionnaires' outbreak
Leicester :: United Kingdom | 10 months ago
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The most read blogs from the past week. this new index is a great step towards creating policy-making with wellbeing as a priority'...On Tuesday a report appeared on a local news website in Kent about an electronics engineer from Sout... Suggested
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More Legionnaires' cases in city
New York :: NY :: USA | 10 months ago
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Four more cases Fourteen patients are being treated at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire Four more Legionnaires' disease cases have been confirmed in Stoke-on-Trent, taking the total to 15. The Health Protection Agency said a man in a
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Seven treated for Legionnaires'
London :: United Kingdom | 10 months ago
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Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Stoke-on-Trent Seven people are being treated for Legionnaires' disease in an outbreak in Stoke-on-Trent. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said all seven patients were being treated at University Hospital of North
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MSPs quiz disease outbreak team
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 11 months ago
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MSPs to quiz response team The Legionnaires' outbreak began at the end of May The team which has been managing the response to the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Edinburgh is to be quizzed by a committee of MSPs. Two people have died and there
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Legionella alarm in busy rehab centre
Adelaide :: Australia | 11 months ago
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The wards affected have 122 patients and the centre is not admitting any new patients until at least Monday. Staff, patients and visitors are being alerted to the "low-level" discovery of the bacteria and are being advised to see their doctor should
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Deadly disease outbreak in Scotland
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 11 months ago
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It means 36 people have now been struck down by the bug which has already caused the death of one man, with a further 44 in Edinburgh waiting for test results confirming whether they are also infected with the waterborne virus. Of the 80 confirmed
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