Outbreaks of legionnaires' disease and pontiac fever 2006–2017

KA Hamilton, AJ Prussin, W Ahmed… - Current environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The global importance of Legionnaires' disease (LD) and
Pontiac fever (PF) has grown in recent years. While sporadic cases of LD and PF do not …

Legionella: a reemerging pathogen

LA Herwaldt, AR Marra - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Legionellosis remains an important public health threat. To prevent these infections, staff of
municipalities and large buildings must implement effective water system management …

NPCC4: Climate change and New York City's health risk

T Matte, K Lane, JF Tipaldo, J Barnes, K Knowlton… - 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter of the New York City Panel on Climate Change 4 (NPCC4) report considers
climate health risks, vulnerabilities, and resilience strategies in New York City's unique …

Health risks from exposure to Legionella in reclaimed water aerosols: Toilet flushing, spray irrigation, and cooling towers

KA Hamilton, MT Hamilton, W Johnson, P Jjemba… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of reclaimed water brings new challenges for the water industry in terms of
maintaining water quality while increasing sustainability. Increased attention has been …

[HTML][HTML] Ten questions concerning the aerosolization and transmission of Legionella in the built environment

AJ Prussin II, DO Schwake, LC Marr - Building and environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Legionella is a genus of pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria responsible for a serious
disease known as legionellosis, which is transmitted via inhalation of this pathogen in …

[图书][B] The City in Need

A Cheshmehzangi - 2020 - Springer
This is not an ordinary academic book. This timely book has ascended from the lockdown
period of many cities and provinces across China and the globe, which was caused by the …

Bioaerosol biomonitoring: Sampling optimization for molecular microbial ecology

RMW Ferguson, S Garcia‐Alcega… - Molecular ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bioaerosols (or biogenic aerosols) have largely been overlooked by molecular ecologists.
However, this is rapidly changing as bioaerosols play key roles in public health …

Distribution of Legionella and bacterial community composition among regionally diverse US cooling towers

AC Llewellyn, CE Lucas, SE Roberts, EW Brown… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Cooling towers (CTs) are a leading source of outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease (LD), a
severe form of pneumonia caused by inhalation of aerosols containing Legionella bacteria …

Overview of the clinical and molecular features of Legionella pneumophila: Focus on novel surveillance and diagnostic strategies

G Gattuso, R Rizzo, A Lavoro, V Spoto, G Porciello… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila) is one of the most threatening nosocomial
pathogens. The implementation of novel and more effective surveillance and diagnostic …

Legionella and Biofilms—Integrated Surveillance to Bridge Science and Real-Field Demands

A Pereira, AR Silva, LF Melo - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Legionella is responsible for the life-threatening pneumonia commonly known as
Legionnaires' disease or legionellosis. Legionellosis is known to be preventable if proper …