TY - JOUR T1 - Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak on a Merchant Vessel, Indian Ocean, Australia, 2015. AU - Inglis,Timothy J J, AU - Spittle,Chantal, AU - Carmichael,Hilary, AU - Downes,Jaala, AU - Chiari,Marilina, AU - McQueen-Mason,Adrian, AU - Merritt,Adam J, AU - Hodge,Meredith, AU - Murray,Ronan J, AU - Dowse,Gary K, PY - 2018/6/19/entrez PY - 2018/6/19/pubmed PY - 2019/4/2/medline KW - Australia KW - Indian Ocean KW - Legionella pneumophila KW - Legionnaires’ disease KW - PCR KW - Pontiac fever KW - bacteria KW - biofilm KW - cruise KW - deployable microbiology KW - environmental control KW - fomite KW - health threat assessment KW - merchant ship KW - occupational risk KW - outbreak investigation KW - pneumonia KW - pneumothorax KW - reservoir KW - respiratory KW - vessel SP - 1345 EP - 1348 JF - Emerging infectious diseases JO - Emerg Infect Dis VL - 24 IS - 7 N2 - Two cases of Legionnaires' disease and 1 of Pontiac fever occurred among the crew of a merchant ship operating off the shores of Australia. PCR assays identified potential sources in the ship's cabins. Modification of maritime regulations for Legionnaires' disease prevention in commercial vessels is needed for nonpassenger merchant ships. SN - 1080-6059 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/29912714/Legionnaires'_Disease_Outbreak_on_a_Merchant_Vessel_Indian_Ocean_Australia_2015_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -