Legionella pneumophila thrives in aquatic environments within protozoan hosts and enters the human lung following inhalation of contaminated aerosols. Once internalised by alveolar macrophages, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease has been detected at the Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, prompting ...

A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City has resulted in two deaths and 58 reported illnesses since late July. Companies are testing baby formula for heavy metals — a new California bill ...

Kaiser Permanente confirmed that its Santa Clara, California, medical center had treated over a dozen Legionella cases, a highly contagious bacterium that can cause pneumonia. As of Wednesday, May 6, ...

FILE - This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic ...

A new study from researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how strategic changes in water treatment effectively treated a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. For the first ...

Legionella pneumophila is a waterborne pathogen found in natural and man-made water systems. The Legionella bacteria was first identified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 1976, ...

The New York City Health Department is cautioning residents in Harlem, New York, about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease: a type of pneumonia. At the time of publication, at least 58 people have ...

FILE - This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic ...

The disease is a type of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, which grow in warm water and spread in building water systems. File: This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers ...

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York City has killed three people and sickened more than five dozen since late July. City health officials link the Central Harlem outbreak to cooling ...