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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 […]

Legionella Testing in the Hospitality Industry A Massive Problem, Nationwide First recognized in the 1976 outbreak in Philadelphia area hotels, Legionnaires’ disease afflicts 8 to 18 thousand people each year. This number may underestimate the true incidence since cases are likely underdiagnosed.  The bacterium Legionella pneumophila is responsible for the majority of cases of Legionnaires’ disease. It causes a severe […]

Testing Well Water for E. coli Annual Testing is Recommended You may think of well water as old-fashioned, however more than 13 million homes in the U.S. draw their water from private wells, and approximately 800,000 new wells are drilled annually. Pennsylvania ranks second, behind only Michigan, as having the largest number of households with private wells, almost a million. […]