A large community outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal, October to November 2014

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease with 334 confirmed cases was identified on 7 November 2014 in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal and declared controlled by 21 November. Epidemiological, environmental and microbiological analysis identified industrial wet cooling systems to be the probable source of...

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Main Author: Shivaji, Tara (author)
Other Authors: Pinto, Cátia Sousa (author), San-Bento, Ana (author), Serra, Luis A Oliveira (author), Valente, João (author), Machado, J (author), Marques, Teresa (author), Carvalho, L (author), Nogueira, Paulo (author), Nunes, Baltazar (author), Vasconcelos, Paula (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Doença dos Legionários
Vila Franca de Xira
Legionella
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/9898
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:comum.rcaap.pt:10400.26/9898

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/9898

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