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Too Soon To Know Hospital Compliance with Federal Government Legionella Policy
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Hospitals and nursing homes that receive government payments were ordered in June 2017 to pay greater attention to harmful bacteria in their plumbing systems.
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CDC Releases Latest U.S. Legionnaires’ Disease Data
Legionnaires’ disease, a pneumonia-like illness, is the deadliest waterborne disease in the United States, killing about one in eleven people it sickens.
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Many Questions as Expert Committee Begins Study of Legionella in Plumbing
The National Academy of Sciences addresses risks from deadliest U.S. water disease.
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Deadly Legionella Bacteria Are Common in U.S. Building Plumbing
Water samples from cooling towers across the country show signs of the bacteria.