Although not food based all food manufacturing sites have to demonstrate Legionella control. This article just highlights what can happen when the water systems that the organism can colonise is not controlled correctly.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease in English holiday makers associated with the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca since January 2012, in addition to four Spanish cases so far reported. Subsequently two of the English patients are reported to have died from their illness.
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