Author: Allison Chamberlain

Emory University Legionella Workshop Session Videos Now Available Online

By Allison Chamberlain   Posted in Sloan MoBE Program
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Proceedings of the Emory University’s May 2016 workshop on Legionella are now available online through the Emory Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research’s website (here) or on YouTube via Emory University’s official YouTube channel (here). Held on May 25 – 26, 2016 in Atlanta, GA, the workshop entitled “From Watersheds to Shower heads: A Workshop on Legionella” …

From Watersheds to Shower Heads: A Workshop on Legionella Research and Policy

By Allison Chamberlain   Posted in Built Environment Topics Infectious Diseases Meetings and Talks Sloan MoBE Program Water Systems
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Legionellosis has emerged as a major public health threat related to the built environment, and outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City and Flint, Michigan in 2015 have drawn increased attention to the problem. Cases reported to CDC have increased more than four-fold since 2000 with over 5000 cases reported in 2015; almost all …