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LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE. NEW OUTBREAK IN THE UK!
Legionnaires Disease : another new outbreak : this time in the UK! We regret to note that there has been a new outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease in a leisure centre in the UK. For prevention of Legionnaires Disease:- Regular water testing for Legionnaires Disease should be done in order to keep Legionnaires Disease at bay. In addition to regular water testing for legionella, you should: – make sure hot water is stored at 60 degrees C. – make sure …
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New Legionnaires outbreak! A regular legionella test advised.
Warning and Precautions for Legionnaire’s A regular legionella test of showers is advisable to avoid Legionnaire’s Disease! There has been a new outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease in Germany (Warstein). This is in addition to the legionella outbreak in Spain which was reported in our previous blog. Since our last blog, two more people have died from Legionnaire’s Disease in the new outbreak and another 165 people have been affected by it. To avoid legionella developing in your showers our specialist team of industrial water chemists at Waterchemist Ltd are available to …
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New outbreak of legionella (Legionnaire’s Disease)
More bad legionella (Legionnaire’s Disease) news: We hear that 20 people in Northern Spain have contracted Legionnaires Disease and two have died. Many others are in hospital. At present the source of the infection has not been established. This is another wake up call for us all – make sure your anti-legionella precautions are in place. Have regular tests of showers and hot water. If in doubt, give us a ring. We can help.
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SPA BATHS ( JACUZZIS) and SHOWERS
WARNING to everyone in the Midlands who uses one of these! Showers have been in use for many years, usually without a problem. As mentioned in my recent blogs, Legionella is on the march and unfortunately it is being contracted from showers with incorrectly administered showerhead maintenance (or often none at all!) With the increasing popularity of Jacuzzis (so named because they were originally devised by Mr Jacuzzi – a Californian), there is now a great potential for the Legionella …
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Leptospirosis (Weils Disease) – General Information
If you haven’t heard of this one, you should be aware of what it is and what it can do. Leptospirosis (Weils Disease) is a possibly fatal disease which can be spread by rat urine in river and canal water. Four people have died from it in the last five years, including an Olympic rower and an acquaintance of mine who lived on a canal boat. You can see the water connection here. The disease is treatable if diagnosed …
