Official: 1 death linked to Legionnaires' disease in Atlanta
Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed one death linked to a Legionnaires' disease, that of a woman who stayed at an Atlanta hotel (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - August 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
One person has died of Legionnaires' disease in Atlanta outbreak
One person has died of Legionnaires' disease after staying at a prominent Atlanta hotel, officials said. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One person has died of Legionnaires' disease after staying at an Atlanta hotel
One person has died of Legionnaires' disease after staying at a prominent Atlanta hotel, officials said. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Linked to Atlanta Hotel
TUESDAY, July 30, 2019 -- Legionnaires ' disease has been diagnosed in 11 people who stayed at the Sheraton Atlanta, and there have been another 55 probable cases, Georgia health officials say.
The 11 people with confirmed Legionnaires ' disease... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 30, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Legionnaires ’ Disease Outbreak May Have Sickened Dozens in Atlanta
The state said 11 people had contracted the disease and 55 more cases were “probable.” A Sheraton hotel linked to the outbreak has voluntarily closed for now. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jacey Fortin Tags: Legionnaires ' Disease Medicine and Health Atlanta (Ga) Sheraton Hotels & Resorts Hotels and Travel Lodgings Infections Epidemics Source Type: news
55 'probable' Legionnaires' cases tied to Atlanta hotel
Officials can't be sure the hotel is the source until testing is complete. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - July 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Legionnaires ’ Disease Outbreak Is Linked to Sheraton in Atlanta
The Georgia Department of Public Health said that in addition to the 11 people who had contracted the disease, 55 more cases were “probable.” (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jacey Fortin Tags: Legionnaires ' Disease Medicine and Health Atlanta (Ga) Sheraton Hotels & Resorts Hotels and Travel Lodgings Infections Epidemics Source Type: news
Surprising insight into Legionnaires' disease
(Goethe University Frankfurt) In order to control cellular processes and thwart the immune system, the bacterium Legionella pneumophilia, the cause of the notorious Legionnaires' disease, releases hundreds of enzymes. Biochemists at Goethe University have now elucidated important details in the interaction of bacterial effectors. They discovered how the regulatory enzyme SidJ keeps other dangerous virulence factors in check. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 24, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Legionnaires' disease bacteria found in a water district in Maine
The Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday it found legionella bacteria in two separate locations during testing at the Orono-Veazie Water District. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Toxin responsible for Legionella growth identified
(European Molecular Biology Laboratory) A team of scientists led by EMBL group leader Sagar Bhogaraju and Ivan Dikic of Goethe University, Frankfurt, discovered that the toxin SidJ in Legionella bacteria enforces a unique modification on human proteins and helps legionella grow inside human cells. SidJ hijacks human protein Calmodulin to its own advantage in one of the classic examples of pathogenic bacteria exploiting the human molecular machinery and turning it against us. This makes SidJ an ideal target to curb Legionella infection. The results have been published in Nature. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Downtown Atlanta hotel closes after SIX guests are diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease
The Sheraton Atlanta has closed for investigation after six guests who stayed there at the same time were diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, which is a severe form of pneumonia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hotel closes to investigate possible Legionnaire's outbreak
An Atlanta hotel relocated guests after reports of possible Legionnaires disease connected to the hotel (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - July 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
The doctor who runs his shower for 20 minutes every time he's back from holiday
Dr Tom Makin, from Cheshire, is a microbiologist who has spent nearly 30 years studying outbreaks. He warns summer time is the peak period for legionnaire's infection risk. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC's Dr. Pat Breysse to deliver keynote address at Legionella Conference 2019
(NSF International) Pat Breysse, Ph.D., Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, will deliver the keynote address at Legionella Conference 2019, to be held Sept. 11-13 in Los Angeles. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Drug labels for the Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF & alpha;) blockers now include warnings about infection with Legionella and Listeria bacteria
[9-07-2011] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing healthcare professionals that the Boxed Warning for the entire class of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF α) blockers has been updated to include the risk of infection from two bacterial pathogens, Legionella and Listeria. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - June 28, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
