October 2019

Legionella Testing, Hot Tubs & Spas Legionnaires’ Disease in Hot Tubs Both public and personal hot tubs are at risk for harboring bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ Disease. In 2018, 15 people were sickened at a New Hampshire hotel from a Legionella outbreak that was traced to the property’s hot tub. This fall, 128 people fell ill after exposure to a […]

Testing for Legionella The Bacterial Cause of Legionnaires’ Disease Legionnaires’ disease was first reported in 1976 after an outbreak among attendees at an American Legion convention. This pneumonia-like lung infection proved deadly and, at the time, its source was unknown. Legionella pneumophila was subsequently discovered as the cause of the outbreak and it was soon understood that this bacterium thrived […]