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The reports of Legionnaires’ disease (LD) cases and outbreaks have been increasing across the United States. LD is a serious lung infection caused by breathing in small water droplets containing Legionella bacteria. Legionnaires’ disease can be prevented with effective water management programs. Watch the podcast …

CDC investigations of building-associated outbreaks show the most common places for getting the disease are hotels, long-term care facilities, and hospitals.  Read more – https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/legionnaires/index.html#anchor_1490281920

We thought you would like to know that the CDC reported “Rising Incidence of Legionnaires’ Disease” in this month’s issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Six key takeaways: From 2002 to 2018, the average annual increase in age-standardized incidence of Legionnaires’ disease was 9.3%. Overall, incidence …

Join us and people from all around the world as we come together to walk, run, or roll a 6K on the same day, for the same cause: clean water.   When is it?  Saturday, May 21, 2022   Why 6K?  6 kilometers (3.73 miles) …