Pittsburgh VA Health Care System Fights Legionella by Monitoring Daily, Official Says

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Conducting thorough environmental surveillance in buildings not occupied by residents on a permanent basis is one of the "aggressive steps" a Pennsylvania health care system is taking to prevent a recurrence of Legionnaire's Disease after a 2011-2012 outbreak, an official with the system said May 6. For example, in 2013, the Veterans Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System collected 4,525 environmental legionella samples, David Cord, deputy director of the Pittsburgh system, said at a conference at the National Academy of Sciences.