Legionella: Detection, Diagnostics and Management Webinar

Описание: IAQ Learning Institute/Enviromental Diagnostics Laboratory
Legionella: Detection, Diagnostics and Management
September 9, 2015

Presenters: Dr. Rajiv R. Sahay, CIAQP, FIAS and Rony Iraq, B.S.

Health officials in New York City buildings have been scrambling to get the latest legionella outbreak under control. NYT has required water-cooling towers must be assessed and disinfected within the next two weeks under an order issued this past Thursday in response to the outbreak of Legionnaires 'disease in the South Bronx. As of August 10th, 2015, there have been 12 deaths and over 114 hospitalizations. On August 6th, 2015, Mayor deBlasio of New York
City announced that every cooling tower must be tested and inspected forLegionella.

Estimates now indicate that there are at least 2,500 cooling towers in New York City. With the attention to NYC has brought concern for legionella across the country. As a CDC ELITE laboratory let us help you develop a proactive Risk Assessment Legionella plan to minimize your risk and liability.

For more info or if you need help with a Legionella issue please contact Dr. Rajiv Sahay or one of our Microbiologists at EDLab: 1-800-522-7873