Legionellosis

Legionellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Legionella. Over 90% of legionellosis cases are caused by Legionella pneumophila, a ubiquitous aquatic organism that thrives in warm environments .Legionellosis takes two distinct forms:* Legionnaires' disease is the more severe form of the infection and produces pneumonia.* Pontiac fever is caused by the same bacterium, but produces a milder respiratory illness without pneumonia which resembles acute influenza. Some people can be infected with the Legionella bacterium and have only mild symptoms or no illness at all.Outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease receive significant media attention. However, this disease usually occurs as a single, isolated case not associated with any recognized outbreak. When outbreaks do occur, they are usually recognized in the summer and early autumn, though cases may occur at any time of year. The fatality rate of Legionnaires' disease has ranged from 5 to 30% during various outbreaks. (From the Wikpedia article Legionellosis.)

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Recent Publications on Legionellosis:
[Legionellosis in Poland in 2007] In 2007 the 28 cases oflegionellosis were reported in Poland, the...	13th November, 2009	Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego-Panstwowy Zaklad Higieny w	Przegl Epidemiol. 2009;63(2):203-6.
[Management of the Legionella-link risk in a multicentre area's hospital: Lessons learned of a six-year experience.] To reduce the Legionella-link risk in the several sites of Sud-Francilien...	31st October, 2009	Unite fonctionnelle d'hygiene hospitaliere et de lutte contre les	Pathol Biol (Paris). 2009 Oct 27. DOI Direct Link
Legionella in industrial cooling towers: monitoring and control strategies. Abstract Aims: Legionella contamination of industrial cooling towers has...	31st October, 2009	Biology Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.	Lett Appl Microbiol. 2009 Oct 7. DOI Direct Link
Legionella-induced sudden hearing loss: a rare complication. It is 32 years since Legionella pneumophila was identified and recognized...	23rd October, 2009		Infection. 2009 Aug;37(4):377-8. Epub 2009 Jul 23. DOI Direct Link
[Waterborne diseases outbreaks in the Czech Republic, 1995-2005] Despite considerable advances in drinking water safety assurance and...	3rd October, 2009	Statni zdravotni ustav Praha, Centrum odbornych cinnosti v OPVZ, Odbor	Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol. 2009 Aug;58(3):124-31.
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BioNews Results for Legionellosis:
Pharmacokinetics: Research conducted at University catholique of Louvain has updated our knowledge about pharmacokinetics	NewsRX:  Oct 29 2009 4:43AM Matching: legionellosis

Legionellosis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7252801	Method for controlling legionella in cooling towers
7344860	Polynucleotide encoding a novel human P2X7 splice variant, HBMYP2X7v
7344882	Polynucleotides encoding variants of the TRP channel family member, LTRPC3
7345148	Human G-protein coupled receptor, HGPRBMY29sv1 polypeptides
7348149	Methods of diagnosing Parkinson's disease by measuring expression level of RNA encoding human protein HLLRCR-1
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