Commercial insurers are scrutinizing building managers’ efforts to avoid outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease as they re-open movie theaters, gyms, schools and offices that had been closed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic, industry sources told Reuters. Legionnaires’ disease is a severe, sometimes-lethal form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria that builds up in… Continue reading U.S. Insurers Eye Legionnaires’ Disease Safeguards as Buildings Re-Open from Pandemic Shutdowns
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Record Number of Legionnaires’ Cases in 2018: Fighting Problem An Expensive Undertaking
Cases of Legionnaires’ disease reached a record high in 2018 – a more than eightfold increase since the numbers began to climb nearly two decades ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported 9,933 cases in 2018 of Legionellosis, which includes both Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever. Legionnaires’ disease made up the vast… Continue reading Record Number of Legionnaires’ Cases in 2018: Fighting Problem An Expensive Undertaking