A call for a new approach to tackling Legionnaire’s disease following the death of a woman at a hotel has been put forward by training and consultancy specialist, Develop Training (DTL). The victim, who was in her 60s, stayed at the Feathers Hotel in Ludlow in July. Another woman in her 70s was also diagnosed but has since recovered. Laboratory tests showed links between the legionella bacteria found in the hotel’s water samples and the two women. The hotel has since voluntarily closed temporarily on advice from Public Health England and Shropshire Council. Steve Braund, DTL’s marketing manager, has suggested
Read More... →A woman has died and another has fallen ill, following an outbreak of Legionnaires disease at the Feathers Hotel in Ludlow, Shropshire. The hotel has closed temporarily after taking advice from Public Health England (PHE) in the West Midlands and Shropshire Council. Laboratory tests from the hotel showed links between the legionella bacteria found in the water samples and the two guests who stayed there. The first guest, a woman in her 70s, was diagnosed in April this year and has since recovered. The second guest, a woman in her 60s who stayed at the hotel in July, is understood
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