Increase of cases of legionellosis in Latvia, 2011

An increased number of legionellosis cases in 2011 has been reported in Latvia, compared to the ten previous years. A total of 30 legionellosis cases (1.35 per 100,000 inhabitants), including 19 females, have been confirmed until the end of September 2011. The majority of cases (n=23) were inhabitan...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2011-11, Vol.16 (45), p.7
Hauptverfasser:	Rozentale, B, Bormane, A, Perevosčikovs, J, Lucenko, I, Brila, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Antibody Formation Antigens, Bacterial - urine Comparative analysis Disease Notification Female Humans Infectious diseases Latvia - epidemiology Legionella - immunology Legionella - isolation & purification Legionella - pathogenicity Legionellosis - epidemiology Legionellosis - immunology Legionellosis - microbiology Legionellosis - transmission Male Middle Aged Prevalence Public health Water Microbiology Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	An increased number of legionellosis cases in 2011 has been reported in Latvia, compared to the ten previous years. A total of 30 legionellosis cases (1.35 per 100,000 inhabitants), including 19 females, have been confirmed until the end of September 2011. The majority of cases (n=23) were inhabitants of the capital city Riga. The reason for the increase in legionellosis is unclear. Twenty-six of the 30 cases are not travel-related.
ISSN:	1560-7917 1025-496X 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/ese.16.45.20009-en