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Travel associated legionnaires' disease in Europe: 2002.
Euro Surveill. 2004 Feb; 9(2):6-9.ES

Abstract

Twenty countries reported 676 cases of travel associated legionnaires' disease to the EWGLINET surveillance scheme, and 94 clusters were detected. 80.5% of all cases were diagnosed by the urinary antigen test. On average there were 20.5 days between onset and report of cases, compared with 51.5 days in 1993. Between the introduction of the EWGLI investigation guidelines (on 1st July 2002) and the end of 2002, 37 six-week investigation reports were accepted as satisfactory and on time by the coordinating centre. 274 sites were investigated in total in 2002. The travel patterns of the main reporters in EWGLINET influenced the months of peak activity, and helped to determine which countries bore the greatest investigation burden.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Ricketts K
Health Protection Agency, CDSC, London, UK.
Joseph C
No affiliation info available
European Working Group for Legionella Infections Health Protection Agency, CDSC, London, UK
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Disease NotificationDisease OutbreaksEuropeHumansLegionellaLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseasePopulation SurveillanceSeasonsSpace-Time ClusteringTravel

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

15010571

Citation

Ricketts, K, et al. "Travel Associated Legionnaires' Disease in Europe: 2002." Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Europeen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin, vol. 9, no. 2, 2004, pp. 6-9.
Ricketts K, Joseph C, European Working Group for Legionella Infections Health Protection Agency, CDSC, London, UK. Travel associated legionnaires' disease in Europe: 2002. Euro Surveill. 2004;9(2):6-9.
Ricketts, K., & Joseph, C. (2004). Travel associated legionnaires' disease in Europe: 2002. Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Europeen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin, 9(2), 6-9.
Ricketts K, Joseph C, European Working Group for Legionella Infections Health Protection Agency, CDSC, London, UK. Travel Associated Legionnaires' Disease in Europe: 2002. Euro Surveill. 2004;9(2):6-9. PubMed PMID: 15010571.
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