Postdoctoral researcher wanted
PostDoc position available on ‘Legionella ecology in buildings’ at Eawag in the context of the LeCo project. Further information: Job advertisement
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Public LeCo seminar 15 April 2021: A field study of Legionella in shower water of domestic drinking water installations with 110 buildings (in German)
In another LeCo seminar, invited speaker Dr. Michel Haller presents a recently completed legionella field study conducted by the SPF Institute for Solar Technology in 110 buildings.
Public LeCo seminar 23 March 2021: Hurdles in understanding the epidemiology of sporadic Legionnaires’ disease (in English)
In another LeCo seminar, invited speaker Kelsie Cassell provides insights into her research on the epidemiology of community-acquired Legionnaires’ disease (LD) and Legionella source identification.
Public LeCo seminar 8 March 2021: Experience report from practice (in German)
In another LeCo seminar, invited speaker Stefan Kötzsch provides insights into the practice (in german): finding the cause and eliminating legionella contamination.
New Public LeCo-Seminar Series
Problems with Legionella are multi-dimensional. It requires the involvement of different disciplines and stakeholders/contributors, as well as close cooperation between research and practice. The LeCo team is organising a public and free virtual LeCo seminar series.
PhD student wanted
FOPH- funded PhD position available on ‘Legionnaires’ disease in Switzerland’ at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. The PhD project collaborates with the research consortium of …
Legionnaires’ disease: Analysis of notification data
Harnessing information from routinely collected data of notifiable diseases such as Legionnaires’ disease forms the basis for epidemiological assessments and is of great importance for extensive research …
Legionnaires’ disease, test volume & positivity rate in CH
In Switzerland, the number of Legionnaires’ disease cases more than doubled since 2008 to about 600 cases in 2019. The cause of this increase is not well …
Public LeCo seminar 6 October 2020
On 6 October, Dr. William Rhoads (postdoc in the LeCo team) will give an online presentation in English: “Holistic Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Investigation: Thinking Beyond the Building”Tuesday, …
Stagnation, Flushing, and Recommissioning
First data from an ongoing case study of Legionella pneumophila behaviour in a building plumbing system during and after the COVID-19 lockdown period in Switzerland Background Growth …