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In a recently published report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drinking water-associated disease outbreaks in the USA between 2015 and 2020 were analysed. The data is based on outbreaks that were voluntarily reported by health authorities. ➡ During the study period, the number of Legionella-associated disease outbreaks increased. ➡ Drinking water contaminants, primarily biofilm-associated bacteria such as Legionella, cost the United States billions of dollars annually. ➡ The test results once again show the urgent need for regular monitoring and cleaning of drinking water systems. https://lnkd.in/eD3S3SS5 #Legionella #biofilms #cdc #watersafety #cleanwater

𝐂𝐃𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 In a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released this week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that waterborne pathogens are responsible for approximately 7.15 million illnesses, 118,000 hospitalizations, and 6,630 deaths each year in the United States. The report links Legionella and NTM exposure to 40% of water contamination-related hospitalizations, and 50% of waterborne disease deaths. Read full article: https://lnkd.in/esKqZUDu 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬. #WaterManagement #WaterSafety #WeSafeguardWater! #InfectionPrevention #SolidBlend

Let our ASSE certified Legionella specialists take the anxiety out of your water system! If you’re without a CDC recommended water management plan a legionaries outbreak is more of a IF than WHEN situation. #legionella #watermanagement #hospitalsafety #watersafety

https://lnkd.in/d5YuubWp The observed range of biofilm and enteric drinking water pathogen contributing factors illustrate the complexity of drinking water-related disease prevention and the need for water source-to-tap prevention strategies. Legionella-associated outbreaks have increased in number over time and were the leading cause of reported drinking water outbreaks, including hospitalizations and deaths. Enteric illness outbreaks primarily linked to wells represented approximately half the cases during this reporting period. This report enhances CDC efforts to estimate the U.S. illness and health care cost impacts of waterborne disease, which revealed that biofilm-related pathogens, NTM, and Legionella have emerged as the predominant causes of hospitalizations and deaths from waterborne- and drinking water-associated disease.

#MindfulMonday In today's digital age, misinformation spreads faster than ever. Often, misinformation masquerades as truth. Before sharing information, it's crucial to take a moment to verify its accuracy. Fact-checking not only helps maintain credibility but also ensures we contribute to a more informed and responsible online community. Let's pause before hitting the send/share/post button. Check out this insightful fact-check by Raphael Obasiohia on claims about the tiger nut drink and the cholera outbreak.

#Antimicrobial_resistance continues to pose a threat to 👩🔬humans, 🐮animals, 🌾plants, 🏞️ecosystems! All together we have a better chance to win this fight. Join us European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) European Medicines Agency and EU Member states as we share the latest info on the topic 👇 #AMR #OneHealth 👉 https://lnkd.in/d2pXnEqx

Public health officials to use wastewater to track birdflu infections. This is because the reluctance among dairy farmers to report H5N1 bird flu outbreaks within their herds, and the refusal to allow testing of their workers has made it difficult to keep up with the virus’s rapid spread. Read more on this here. #H5N1birdflu #birdflu #birdfluoutbreak https://lnkd.in/dMfCeRGV

The food industry could learn a lot about preventive action from more highly regulated industries (for example, pharma or med device). Often it falls short, relying on training of employees which both 1) invalidates the effectiveness of any previous training and 2) relies on human controls, which should not be the foundation of any preventive action plan as they aren't 100% reliable. We need to do better and should learn from our colleagues in other industries.

📢 Just published | Rapid outbreak assessment with European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on the multi-country outbreak of #Listeria monocytogenes infections, presumably linked to the consumption of #FishProducts. Read the full report → europa.eu/!DYwrqT #AnimalWelfare EU Health and Food Safety