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| pubmed:issue |
2
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2009-2-2
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We report the investigation of a community-acquired outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. An epidemiological, environmental, and meteorological investigation was undertaken. Fifty-five cases were reported in October and November 2005. The exposure occurred in a large area, with 12 cases (21.8%) located between 1,800 and 3,400 metres from the source. Water sample cultures showed that Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp-1) was present in five cooling towers in two industrial locations in Gurb (plants A and B). Two Lp-1 strains were recovered from plants A and B, but only Lp-1 strains from plant A showed a pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) profile identical to those obtained from three of the cases. Inspection of the cooling towers in plant A revealed inadequate maintenance. Weather conditions in October 2005, with mostly high temperatures and high humidity, together with the flat terrain could have been favouring factors. This study showed a community outbreak from a cooling tower as a common source in a large area. Climate and terrain could explain the dissemination of contaminated aerosols.
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eng
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| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
1435-4373
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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| pubmed:volume |
28
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
153-9
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Air Microbiology,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Community-Acquired Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Disease Outbreaks,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Legionella pneumophila,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Legionnaires' Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Models, Statistical,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Normal Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Spain,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Water Microbiology,
pubmed-meshheading:18752009-Weather
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| pubmed:year |
2009
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
A community outbreak of Legionnaires' disease associated with a cooling tower in Vic and Gurb, Catalonia (Spain) in 2005.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Epidemiological Surveillance Unit Central Region, Department of Health, Generalitat of Catalonia, Terrassa, Spain. rsala@sapcll.scs.es
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Journal Article
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