ILRS update June/July 2004

Since I stated the ILRS quest, a total of eleven (11) candidates agreed to take part, from all corners of the global, with representatives from USA, UK and New Zealand.

I must admit, I was hoping for a better response. With the CDC estimating 20,000 cases per year in the USA alone, eleven seems hardly significant {no change from May 2004}. I have contacted countless organisations and media outlets across the planet with little success to date. Unperturbed, the quest will continue!

The recent revelation that contracting pneumonia, for the over 40's age group, is a factor for reduced life expectancy is very worrying indeed.

Therefore, more publicity is needed, to attract candidates, hence starting this blog. Hopefully the word Legionella will appear so often that search engines and information seekers will find it easily.

Whilst I specialize in managing Legionella Risk, it has always disturbed me that the feedback from suffers seems radically different from the published literature and the medical professions "...You are lucky to be alive..." Mentality.

Legionella is a killer, although, better detection and improved treatment have undoubtedly reduced the mortality rate. Yet this means more Legionnaires Disease survivor's will be seeking answers, that as yet medical professionals can't answer.