In early June 2017, the Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a memo which gave a summary of the state of Legionella and how it is affecting health-care facilities. Requirement to Reduce Legionella Risk in Healthcare Facility Water Systems to Prevent Cases and Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease […]

A high school in Chester County, PA notified the students and parents of its school in April that regular tests of their hot water system tested positive for Legionella. “We are notifying you that during routine testing of the hot water systems at Kennett High School, a positive test result for Legionella bacteria was confirmed.” […]

Over the past few months, two nursing homes in Pennsylvania run by Kane Regional have tested positive for Legionella. The Kane McKeesport with 270 Residents tested positive last year and Glen Hazel with approximately 200 residents this year. Legionnaires’ Disease can lead to pneumonia and can be fatal to people with weak immune systems. With […]

In September 2015 the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) had to suspend their transplant program for six days, as they dealt with a mold outbreak. This mold outbreak has lead to the deaths of many critical patients who had just received organ transplants. An investigation by the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) […]

Aerobiology is pleased to announce the addition of Yamile Echemendia as our Fort Lauderdale, FL Technical Manager. Yamile joins us with 15 plus years of experience in plant and environmental microbiology. She has a diverse background in microbiology, extensive technical expertise and provides the exceptional customer service that Aerobiology is known for in the industry. […]

Aerobiology is proud to announce our Los Angeles, California laboratory has achieved AIHA EMLAP-LAP, LLC accreditation for fungi, bacteria, and Legionella analysis.  Our Los Angeles laboratory holds all major accreditations to assist with your environmental testing needs.  A copy of AIHA EMLAP-LAP, LLC certification can be found on our accreditation page https://www.aerobiology.net/accreditation/

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York City health officials are monitoring a new cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in the Bronx.  FULL ARTICLE: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/09/28/morris-park-bronx-legionnaires-disease/

Three schools in Illinois’ U-46 school district, which covers 11 communities in Cook, DuPage and Kane counties, shut down Wednesday after test results showed “higher than normal levels of Legionella bacteria,”   FULL ARTICLE: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/23/health/legionnaires-disease-schools-closed/index.html

Federal regulators have found safety violations in the manufacturing practices of all three companies producing a specialized type of medical scope linked to a deadly series of superbug outbreaks.  The FDA has issued warning letters to manufacturers for a list of issues duodenoscopes issues causing infections.  Aerobiology can provide duodenscope testing kits and analysis for […]

In mid-June, a Legionnaires‘ disease outbreak in the Lenox Hill area in NY lead to the unfortunate death of someone in their 90’s and multiple people being hospitalized. At the time of this outbreak Health Commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett indicated that the department identified an increase and cluster of Legionnaires‘ disease within a half kilometer […]