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Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks and Cooling Towers, New York City, New York, USA

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
The incidence of Legionnaires’ disease in the United States has been increasing since 2000. Outbreaks and clusters are associated with decorative, recreational, domestic, and industrial water systems, with the largest outbreaks being caused by cooling ...
Robert Fitzhenry   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

A community outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease caused by outdoor hot tubs for private use in a hotel

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2023
During the period October–November 2017, an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease involving 27 cases occurred in the tourist area of Palmanova (Mallorca, Spain).
Mercedes Gumá   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Robert Koch, Creation, and the Specificity of Germs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Microbiology is dominated by evolution today. Just look at any text, journal article, or the topics presented at professional scientific meetings. Darwin is dominant. Microbiology is dominated by evolution today.
Gillen, Alan L.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Oral Microbiota: Findings, Classification, Clinical Significance, and Therapeutic Interventions for Human Systemic Diseases

open access: yesiMetaMed, Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2026.
Oral microbiota: findings, classification, clinical significance, and therapeutic interventions for human systemic diseases ABSTRACT The oral microbiota is an ecological community of commensal, symbiotic, and pathogenic microorganisms that colonizes the oral cavity.
Miao Zhang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe Legionella Pneumophila Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Success Story 300 Kilometers Away. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The most significantoutbreak of Legionella pneumophila, or Legionnaires' Disease, ever registered in Portugal occurred in 2014, and was considered one of the largest in European history.
Jacob, Miguel   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Motorized DNAzymes Drive Enhanced Electrochemical Biosensing for Rapid Bacterial Detection

open access: yesSmall Methods, Volume 10, Issue 6, 24 March 2026.
The micromotor DNAzyme analyzer (Motolyzer) enables sensitive electrochemical detection of Legionella pneumophila proteins in unprocessed samples with high specificity. Upon target recognition, DNAzymes actively release redox barcodes, which are detected on DNA‐functionalized electrodes.
Amir Ali Akhlaghi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Legionnaires’ Disease Incidence and Risk Factors, New York, New York, USA, 2002–2011

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
Incidence of Legionnaires’ disease in the United States is increasing. We reviewed case records to determine the the epidemiology of and risk factors for the 1,449 cases reported to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New
Andrea Farnham   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Legionella pneumonia cases over a five-year period: a descriptive, retrospective study of outcomes in a UK district hospital [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
As the recent outbreaks in Edinburgh and Camarthen, UK, have shown, Legionella pneumonia (LP) remains a significant public health problem, which is not only confined to those who have travelled abroad.
Guleri, Achyut   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Cost–benefit analysis and ‘next best’ methods to evaluate the efficiency of social policies: As in pitching horseshoes, closeness matters

open access: yesAnnals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Volume 97, Issue 1, Page 17-41, March 2026.
Abstract Many policymakers are unwilling, or think that it is infeasible, to perform comprehensive cost–benefit analysis (CBA) of programmes in social policy arenas. What principles actually underlie CBA? An understanding is necessary to assess whether other evaluation methods are close enough to CBA to provide useful information on social efficiency ...
Aidan R. Vining, Anthony E. Boardman
wiley   +1 more source

Is a Proactive Approach to Controlling Legionella in the Environment Justified?

open access: yesFood Technology and Biotechnology, 2021
Research background. Legionella are Gram-negative bacteria that are ubiquitous in the natural environment. Contaminated water in man-made water systems is a potential source of transmission of legionnaires’ disease.
Daniela Glažar Ivče   +9 more
doaj  

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