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Two Community Clusters of Legionnaires’ Disease Directly Linked to a Biologic Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Netherlands

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
A biologic wastewater treatment plant was identified as a common source for 2 consecutive Legionnaires’ disease clusters in the Netherlands in 2016 and 2017.
Anna D. Loenenbach, Christian Beulens, Sjoerd M. Euser, Jeroen P.G. van Leuken, Ben Bom, Wim van der Hoek, Ana Maria de Roda Husman, Wilhelmina L.M. Ruijs, Alvin A. Bartels, Ariene Rietveld, Jeroen W. den Boer, Petra S. Brandsema   +11 more
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When Diarrhea Can Become Deadly: Legionnaires’ Disease Complicated by Bowel Obstruction

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2016
Legionnaires’ disease may present with a broad spectrum of illnesses and nonspecific extrapulmonary symptoms including diarrhea. To our knowledge, bowel obstruction has not been reported as a manifestation of Legionella.
Wesley Prichard, Laurel Fick
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Potential Association of Legionnaires’ Disease with Hot Spring Water, Hot Springs National Park and Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA, 2018–2019

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Legionella pneumophila is the cause of Legionnaires’ disease, a life-threatening pneumonia that occurs after inhalation of aerosolized water containing the bacteria.
Allison E. James, Kurt Kesteloot, J. Terry Paul, Richard L. McMullen, Shirley Louie, Catherine Waters, Jennifer Dillaha, Joel Tumlison, Dirk T. Haselow, Jessica C. Smith, Sooji Lee, Troy Ritter, Claressa Lucas, Jasen Kunz, Laura A. Miller, Maria A. Said   +15 more
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Multistate analysis of prospective Legionnaires' disease cluster detection using SaTScan, 2011-2015.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Detection of clusters of Legionnaires' disease, a leading waterborne cause of pneumonia, is challenging. Clusters vary in size and scope, are associated with a diverse range of aerosol-producing devices, including exposures such as whirlpool spas and ...
Chris Edens, Nisha B Alden, Richard N Danila, Mary-Margaret A Fill, Paul Gacek, Alison Muse, Erin Parker, Tasha Poissant, Patricia A Ryan, Chad Smelser, Melissa Tobin-D'Angelo, Stephanie J Schrag   +11 more
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Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak on a Merchant Vessel, Indian Ocean, Australia, 2015

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
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.
Timothy J.J. Inglis, Chantal Spittle, Hilary Carmichael, Jaala Downes, Marilina Chiari, Adrian McQueen-Mason, Adam J. Merritt, Meredith Hodge, Ronan J. Murray, Gary K. Dowse   +9 more
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Long-term impacts of Legionnaires’ disease on health and wellbeing: rationale, study design and baseline findings of a matched cohort study (LongLEGIO)

Swiss Medical Weekly
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Is there a post-acute infection syndrome for Legionnaires’ disease? Legionnaires’ disease is a form of primarily community-acquired pneumonia caused by Legionella spp. bacteria.
Melina Bigler, Malina Vaucher, Manuel Wiederkehr, Sophia Brülisauer, Werner C. Albrich, Sarah Dräger, Valentin Gisler, Isabel Akers, Daniel Mäusezahl   +8 more
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Acute Pneumonia Caused by Clinically Isolated Legionella pneumophila Sg 1, ST 62: Host Responses and Pathologies in Mice

Microorganisms, 2022
Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of lung infection caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Legionella. The disease severity depends on both host immunity and L. pneumophila virulence.
Jiří Trousil, Lucia Frgelecová, Pavla Kubíčková, Kristína Řeháková, Vladimír Drašar, Jana Matějková, Petr Štěpánek, Oto Pavliš   +7 more
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Legionnaires' Disease - Results of a Multicenter Canadian Study

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003
BACKGROUND: There has never been a cross-Canada surveillance project to determine the rate of Legionella species as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization and to determine whether there are any regional differences in the rates
Thomas J Marrie, Emidio de Carolis, Victor L Yu, Janet Stout, the Canadian Community-Acquired Pneumonia Investigators   +4 more
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Risk Factors for Legionella longbeachae Legionnaires’ Disease, New Zealand

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Legionella longbeachae, found in soil and compost-derived products, is a globally underdiagnosed cause of Legionnaires’ disease. We conducted a case–control study of L. longbeachae Legionnaires’ disease in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Emma Kenagy, Patricia C. Priest, Claire M. Cameron, Debbie Smith, Pippa Scott, Vicki Cho, Peter Mitchell, David R. Murdoch   +7 more
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Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2018
Healthcare-associated Legionnaires’ disease often leads to fatal respiratory tract infection among hospitalized patients. In this report, three cases of Legionnaires’ disease among patients in two different hospitals (Hospital A and Hospital B) were ...
Maria A. Kyritsi, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, Anna Katsiafliaka, Foteini Kolokythopoulou, Elias Plakokefalos, Vasileios Nakoulas, George Rachiotis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou   +7 more
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