Health and Fitness

Better Water System Maintenance Needed to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks

New toolkit offers practical tips for reducing germ’s growth, spread in building water systems

Infographic Water Management Problems and lead to Legionnaires' disease outbreaks  Water Management problems can lead to Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks. Entire infographic

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 7 2016.  More effective water management might have prevented most of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks CDC investigated from 2000 through 2014, according to today’s CDC Vital Signs report.

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Problems identified in these building-associated outbreaks included inadequate disinfectant levels, human error, and equipment breakdowns that led to growth…

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