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Cluster of travel-associated Legionnaires disease in Lazise, Italy, July to August 2011.
Euro Surveill. 2011 Oct 06; 16(40)ES

Abstract

Since 18 August 2011, 17 cases of travel-associated Legionnaires' disease have been reported. They were tourists from five European countries who had stayed in five accommodation sites in Lazise, Italy. The dates of symptom onset ranged from 18 July to 25 August 2011. Control measures were implemented and no further cases associated with stays at the sites have been reported after disinfection. Timely notification of any further cases potentially associated with stay in Lazise is recommended.

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Rota M
National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy. mariacristina.rota@iss.it
Scaturro M
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Fontana S
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Foroni M
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Boschetto G
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Trentin L
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Blengio G
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Bandettini G
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Buratto T
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Caporali M
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Napoli C
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Ricci M
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MeSH

AdultAgedBacterial Typing TechniquesCampingDisease OutbreaksEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHousingHumansItalyLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseMaleMiddle AgedTravelWater Microbiology

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21996379

Citation

Rota, Mc, et al. "Cluster of Travel-associated Legionnaires Disease in Lazise, Italy, July to August 2011." Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Europeen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin, vol. 16, no. 40, 2011.
Rota M, Scaturro M, Fontana S, et al. Cluster of travel-associated Legionnaires disease in Lazise, Italy, July to August 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(40).
Rota, M., Scaturro, M., Fontana, S., Foroni, M., Boschetto, G., Trentin, L., Blengio, G., Bandettini, G., Buratto, T., Caporali, M., Napoli, C., & Ricci, M. (2011). Cluster of travel-associated Legionnaires disease in Lazise, Italy, July to August 2011. Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Europeen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin, 16(40).
Rota M, et al. Cluster of Travel-associated Legionnaires Disease in Lazise, Italy, July to August 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011 Oct 6;16(40) PubMed PMID: 21996379.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Cluster of travel-associated Legionnaires disease in Lazise, Italy, July to August 2011. AU - Rota,Mc, AU - Scaturro,M, AU - Fontana,S, AU - Foroni,M, AU - Boschetto,G, AU - Trentin,L, AU - Blengio,G, AU - Bandettini,G, AU - Buratto,T, AU - Caporali,Mg, AU - Napoli,C, AU - Ricci,Ml, Y1 - 2011/10/06/ PY - 2011/10/15/entrez PY - 2011/10/15/pubmed PY - 2012/2/2/medline JF - Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin JO - Euro Surveill VL - 16 IS - 40 N2 - Since 18 August 2011, 17 cases of travel-associated Legionnaires' disease have been reported. They were tourists from five European countries who had stayed in five accommodation sites in Lazise, Italy. The dates of symptom onset ranged from 18 July to 25 August 2011. Control measures were implemented and no further cases associated with stays at the sites have been reported after disinfection. Timely notification of any further cases potentially associated with stay in Lazise is recommended. SN - 1560-7917 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/21996379/Cluster_of_travel_associated_Legionnaires_disease_in_Lazise_Italy_July_to_August_2011_ L2 - http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19982 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -