Legionella longbeachae detected in an industrial cooling tower linked to a legionellosis outbreak, New Zealand, 2015; possible waterborne transmission?

A legionellosis outbreak at an industrial site was investigated to identify and control the source. Cases were identified from disease notifications, workplace illness records, and from clinicians. Cases were interviewed for symptoms and risk factors and tested for legionellosis. Implicated environm...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemiology and infection 2017-08, Vol.145 (11), p.2382-2389
Hauptverfasser:	THORNLEY, C. N., HARTE, D. J., WEIR, R. P., ALLEN, L. J., KNIGHTBRIDGE, K. J., WOOD, P. R. T.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antigens Clinical isolates Cooling Cooling towers Deoxyribonucleic acid Disease control Disease Outbreaks Disease transmission DNA Environmental health Environmental monitoring Environmental science Epidemics Epidemiology Fever Homology Hospitals Hygiene Illnesses Infections Infectious diseases Laboratories Legionella Legionella longbeachae - classification Legionella longbeachae - isolation & purification Legionella pneumophila - classification Legionella pneumophila - isolation & purification Legionellosis - epidemiology Legionellosis - microbiology Legionellosis - transmission Legionnaires disease Legionnaires' Disease - epidemiology Legionnaires' Disease - microbiology Legionnaires' Disease - transmission Legionnaires' disease bacterium New Zealand - epidemiology Nucleotide sequence Occupational Diseases - epidemiology Occupational Diseases - microbiology Occupational health Outbreaks Pneumonia Production capacity Public health Respiratory Infections Risk analysis Risk Factors SHORT REPORT Typing Urine Water Microbiology
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