A community outbreak of legionnaires' disease associated with a cooling tower in Vic and Gurb, Catalonia (Spain) in 2005

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dc.contributor.authorSala Ferré, M. R.
dc.contributor.authorArias, César
dc.contributor.authorOliva, Jesús M.
dc.contributor.authorPedrol, A.
dc.contributor.authorGarcía, María Isabel
dc.contributor.authorPellicer, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorRoura, P.
dc.contributor.authorDomińguez, Ángela R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-21T17:39:09Z
dc.date.available2021-05-21T17:39:09Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractenglishWe report the investigation of a communityacquired outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. An epidemiological, environmental, and meteorological investigation was undertaken. Fifty-five cases were reported in October and November 2005. The exposure occurred in a large area, with 12 cases (21.8%) located between 1,800 and 3,400 metres from the source. Water sample cultures showed that Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp-1) was present in five cooling towers in two industrial locations in Gurb (plants A and B). Two Lp-1 strains were recovered from plants A and B, but only Lp-1 strains from plant A showed a pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) profile identical to those obtained from three of the cases. Inspection of the cooling towers in plant A revealed inadequate maintenance. Weather conditions in October 2005, with mostly high temperatures and high humidity, together with the flat terrain could have been favouring factors. This study showed a community outbreak from a cooling tower as a common source in a large area. Climate and terrain could explain the dissemination of contaminated aerosols.eng
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10096-008-0603-6
dc.identifier.instnameinstname:Universidad El Bosquespa
dc.identifier.issn1435-4373
dc.identifier.reponamereponame:Repositorio Institucional Universidad El Bosquespa
dc.identifier.repourlrepourl:https://repositorio.unbosque.edu.co
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12495/5887
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Naturespa
dc.publisher.journalEuropean Journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseasesspa
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEuropean Journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, 1435-4373, Vol. 28, Nro. 2, 2009, p. 153-159spa
dc.relation.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10096-008-0603-6
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dc.subject.decsAdultospa
dc.subject.decsMicrobiología del airespa
dc.subject.decsBrotes de Enfermedadesspa
dc.subject.decsElectroforesisspa
dc.titleA community outbreak of legionnaires' disease associated with a cooling tower in Vic and Gurb, Catalonia (Spain) in 2005spa
dc.title.translatedA community outbreak of legionnaires' disease associated with a cooling tower in Vic and Gurb, Catalonia (Spain) in 2005spa
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