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Legionnaires' disease in Europe 2003-2004.
Euro Surveill. 2005 Dec; 10(12):256-9.ES

Abstract

Once a year, countries that collaborate in the European Surveillance Scheme for Travel Associated Legionnaires' Disease (EWGLINET) are requested to submit a dataset that provides epidemiological and microbiological information on cases of legionnaires' disease (nosocomial (hospital-acquired), community and travel related) detected in their country for that year. This paper presents the data collected for 2003 and 2004. For this period, 9166 cases were reported to the dataset by 35 countries, of which 941 cases were associated with outbreaks. Fourteen countries reported a total of 218 detected outbreaks. National infection rates varied between countries from 28.7 to less than one case per million population. This information is valuable in that it allows countries to assess the effectiveness of their national surveillance schemes in detecting cases. Over the two year period, 748 cases were reported to have died, giving a case fatality rate of 8.2%. The lack of detailed epidemiological information on deaths from legionnaires' disease is highlighted. The establishment of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is seen as an opportunity to develop European collaborations more fully, and to increase further the protection of Europeans from outbreaks of legionnaires' disease.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Ricketts KD
Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, Respiratory Diseases Department, London, United Kingdom.
Joseph CA
No affiliation info available
European Working Group for Legionella Infections
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Disease OutbreaksEuropeHumansLegionnaires' DiseaseMortalityPopulation SurveillanceTravel

Pub Type(s)

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

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16371692

Citation

Ricketts, K D., et al. "Legionnaires' Disease in Europe 2003-2004." Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Europeen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin, vol. 10, no. 12, 2005, pp. 256-9.
Ricketts KD, Joseph CA, European Working Group for Legionella Infections. Legionnaires' disease in Europe 2003-2004. Euro Surveill. 2005;10(12):256-9.
Ricketts, K. D., & Joseph, C. A. (2005). Legionnaires' disease in Europe 2003-2004. Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Europeen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin, 10(12), 256-9.
Ricketts KD, Joseph CA, European Working Group for Legionella Infections. Legionnaires' Disease in Europe 2003-2004. Euro Surveill. 2005;10(12):256-9. PubMed PMID: 16371692.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Legionnaires' disease in Europe 2003-2004. AU - Ricketts,K D, AU - Joseph,C A, AU - ,, PY - 2005/12/24/pubmed PY - 2006/10/4/medline PY - 2005/12/24/entrez SP - 256 EP - 9 JF - Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin JO - Euro Surveill VL - 10 IS - 12 N2 - Once a year, countries that collaborate in the European Surveillance Scheme for Travel Associated Legionnaires' Disease (EWGLINET) are requested to submit a dataset that provides epidemiological and microbiological information on cases of legionnaires' disease (nosocomial (hospital-acquired), community and travel related) detected in their country for that year. This paper presents the data collected for 2003 and 2004. For this period, 9166 cases were reported to the dataset by 35 countries, of which 941 cases were associated with outbreaks. Fourteen countries reported a total of 218 detected outbreaks. National infection rates varied between countries from 28.7 to less than one case per million population. This information is valuable in that it allows countries to assess the effectiveness of their national surveillance schemes in detecting cases. Over the two year period, 748 cases were reported to have died, giving a case fatality rate of 8.2%. The lack of detailed epidemiological information on deaths from legionnaires' disease is highlighted. The establishment of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is seen as an opportunity to develop European collaborations more fully, and to increase further the protection of Europeans from outbreaks of legionnaires' disease. SN - 1560-7917 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16371692/Legionnaires'_disease_in_Europe_2003_2004_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -