The eight fountains in Cáceres that were blocked due to the presence of Legionella spread across four neighborhoods in the city: fraternity: The fountain at Finlandia Square; tibia: the fountains of Calle Castelar and Parque Fernando Pérez González (Mejostilla industrial area); Montesol: the playground on Calle Los Milanos, the playground near the ramp on the same street and the playground on Calle Los Cernícalos.Another affected neighborhood is beautiful scenery, Especially the fountain in Rua Juan Sebastian Bach (next to the Manuel de Falla monument) and the children’s play in Rua Mozart.
Mayor of Cáceres, Rafael MateosThere were no admissions to hospital due to Legionella, which was detected in eight public fountains in the city on Thursday and ordered to be sanitized and sealed to prevent an outbreak, it confirmed during a public appearance on Friday. measure. When there were three or more infections, there were rumors of an outbreak, the lawmaker recalled.
Council appalled by repeated incidents The incident, which resulted in 20 cases and five deaths last summer, ended in criminal proceedings in courtAlthough the prosecution eventually closed the case, it was also diligent. Faced with a heat wave, municipalities themselves decided to carry out inspections, knowing that Legionella lives and develops in natural aquatic environments, it is activated by high temperatures and can colonize supply systems… water from the city, added to the network , as has already happened.
Mateos began his speech with a calm message. He commented that once sealed, it will be tested again in 15 days to see if the bacteria persists. He said the city has 300 fountains and more than 35,000 sprinklers and hydrants. In a preventive manner, the monitoring department of the water management concession company Canal de Isabel II inspected 70 water sources and extracted 42 analyses. Of those, only eight tested positive. The short-term goal is to expand the analysis to 75 sources. Mateos attributed the presence of Legionella to weather conditions and insisted that as soon as he learned of the results, he contacted Extremadura’s health service, which confirmed “the absence of cases in the city”.
The mayor emphasized that Legionella is an airborne bacterium and in principle you cannot spread Legionella if you drink water, in this case “The likelihood of contagion is low.” The same doesn’t happen with sprinklers and decorative fountains where few precautions are taken. Surveillance in these areas “has been stepped up” to this end.In the view of the mayor, these actions “They avoided worse sins”. He also noted that municipal swimming pools are always under control.
athletics geyser
The athletics geyser, which caused problems last summer, has been closed since June because of Legionella bacteria that has been active since 20 degrees (Cáceres has reached 45 degrees). The rest of the sources work fine and can be used. The irrigation system also remains active.
Legionella mainly grows in summer.The stagnation of water is conducive to its reproduction The temperature is between 30 and 45 degrees.
There are many types of Legionella, and only one of them, Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, is harmful to human health. Sometimes it can grow and multiply in water distribution networks and large cooling systems (cooling towers).
The only possible route of contracting the disease is through the air, inhaling small water droplets that allow the bacteria to reach the lungs, sometimes producing short-term febrile syndrome or pneumonia. Legionella infection can be manifested as high fever, with a milder prognosis and shorter duration, or as high fever with pneumonia. Legionnaires’ disease is a bacterial disease that can cause pneumonia.