Legionnaires' disease outbreak in England

Legionnaires' disease outbreak: Victoria's largest identified outbreak.

This paper describes and analyses some aspects of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Victoria, commencing in late October 1998. In all, 18 cases caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 were notified within 10 days making this the largest outbreak in Victoria reported to that date. All cases had epidemiological links to an industrial estate in a northern Melbourne suburb. Extensive env...

Legionnaires' disease in England and Wales.

Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in Murcia, Spain

An explosive outbreak of Legionnaires' disease occurred in Murcia, Spain, in July 2001. More than 800 suspected cases were reported; 449 these cases were confirmed, which made this the world's largest outbreak of the disease reported to date. Dates of onset for confirmed cases ranged from June 26 to July 19, with a case-fatality rate of 1%. The epidemic curve and geographic pattern from the 600...

Travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in residents from England and Wales

R Maini ([email protected])1, F Naik1, T G Harrison1, M Mentasti1, G Spala2, E Velonakis2, C Hadjichristodoulou2, B de Jong3, A Vatopoulos2, N Phin1,4 1. Health Protection Agency (HPA), London, United Kingdom 2. Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Athens, Greece 3. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden 4. Faculty of Health & S...

Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak at a Resort in Cozumel, Mexico

Background.  A Legionnaires' disease (LD) outbreak at a resort on Cozumel Island in Mexico was investigated by a joint Mexico-United States team in 2010. This is the first reported LD outbreak in Mexico, where LD is not a reportable disease. Methods.  Reports of LD among travelers were solicited from US health departments and the European Working Group for Legionella Infections. Records from th...