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Journal of Water and Health, 2022 This study examined 184 legionellosis outbreaks in the United States reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System, from 2001 to 2017.
Hannah Holsinger +9 more
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Environmental Investigation during Legionellosis Outbreak, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada, 2021
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 In August 2021, a legionellosis outbreak involving 7 persons occurred within a 500-meter radius in the Montérégie region of Québec, Canada. Near real-time modeling of wind direction along with epidemiologic and environmental investigations identified ...
Laura Atikessé +5 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2021 The identification of Legionella non-pneumophila species (non-Lp) in clinical and environmental samples is based on the mip gene, although several studies suggest its limitations and the need to expand the classification scheme to include other genes. In
Maria Rosaria Pascale +7 more
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Legionella pneumophila Risk from Air–Water Cooling Units Regarding Pipe Material and Type of Water
Microorganisms, 2023 Legionellosis is a respiratory disease related to environmental health. There have been manifold studies of pipe materials, risk installations and legionellosis without considering the type of transferred water.
Enrique Gea-Izquierdo +2 more
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The impact of legionellosis into fatal outcomes of pneumonia in Irkutsk
Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина, 2021 Aim. To study the diagnosis of legionellosis in patients who died because of pneumonia in Irkutsk (2016-2018).Materials and Methods. We performed 65 autopsies of patients who died from pneumonia in Irkutsk (2016-2018), studied their case histories, and ...
A. D. Botvinkin +11 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 This study examined temporal trend, seasonality, and geographical variations of legionellosis incidence and mortality in Japan. This nationwide observational study used the Japanese Vital Statistics and Infectious Diseases Weekly Report (1999–2017) data ...
Shinnosuke Fukushima +4 more
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Legionella and Biofilms—Integrated Surveillance to Bridge Science and Real-Field Demands
Microorganisms, 2021 Legionella is responsible for the life-threatening pneumonia commonly known as Legionnaires’ disease or legionellosis. Legionellosis is known to be preventable if proper measures are put into practice. Despite the efforts to improve preventive approaches,
Ana Pereira +2 more
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The contamination of hospital water supply systems by Legionella pneumophila
Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов, 2021 The risk of severe infectious complications associated with provision of medical care continues to be a pressing issue in modern surgery. Legionella pneumophila, characterized by its wide distribution in water supply systems and is highly active in film ...
I. S. Tartakovsky +3 more
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Laboratory-based evaluation of legionellosis epidemiology in Ontario, Canada, 1978 to 2006
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2009 Background Legionellosis is a common cause of severe community acquired pneumonia and respiratory disease outbreaks. The Ontario Public Health Laboratory (OPHL) has conducted most testing for Legionella species in the Canadian province of Ontario since ...
Jamieson Frances +5 more
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International Journal of Health Geographics, 2017 Background Although the incidence of legionellosis throughout North America and Europe continues to increase, public health investigations have not been able to identify a common exposure in most cases. Over 80% of cases are sporadic with no known source.
Jessie A. Gleason +2 more
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