Legionnaires disease

• Health officials in Las Vegas say the bacteria that causes Legionnaires disease was found in water samples at the Luxor hotel-casino this month after a guest died of the form of pneumonia.
(Miami Herald)
• NHS Lanarkshire has been fined £24,000 over health and safety breaches which saw a woman get Legionnaires Disease. The 64-year-old developed the condition while being treated at Hartwoodhill Hospital in November 2008.
(BBC News)
• ONE OF four doctors implicated in the deaths of three newborn babies from Legionnaires' disease at a Nicosia private clinic in 2008 yesterday pleaded not guilty while the other defendants are due to respond next month.
(Cyprus Mail)
• An outbreak of legionnaires' disease at a Wisconsin hospital has health officials warning of a new potential source of legionella bacteria: wall water fountains. The outbreak affected eight patients in 2010.
(Toronto Star)
• Fountains and water walls can be sources of calm, of negative ions that improve the moods of those around them.
(CBC)
• "We were at the Bellevue in Philadelphia. All of his drummers and singers got Legionnaires Disease. They were really sick. They came and told me I'd have to play, and there was a whole crew of backups.
(Shore News Today)
• General Symptoms of Atypical Pneumonias. Atypical pneumonia is most commonly caused by mycoplasma, Legionnaires disease, or chlamydia and usually appears in children and young adults. The disease progresses gradually: General flu-like symptoms often occur first.
(Symptoms - HealthCentral.com)
• The recent Legionnaires disease episode at the new government offices has led some to question this, but an expert in the field said the incident is an isolated one, and has nothing to do with sites fung shui, which has always been excellent.
(Hong Kong Standard)