A large outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in an industrial town in Portugal

ABSTRACT - Background: We describe the investigation and control of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Portugal in October, November and December 2014. Methods: Confirmed cases were individuals with pneumonia, laboratory evidence of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 and exposure, by residence,...

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Main Author: George, Francisco (author)
Other Authors: Shivaji, Tara (author), Pinto, Catia Sousa (author), Serra, Luis Antonio Oliveira (author), Valente, João (author), Albuquerque, Maria João (author), Vicêncio, Paula Cristina Olivença (author), San-Bento, Ana (author), Diegues, Paulo (author), Nogueira, Paulo Jorge (author), Marques, Teresa (author), Rebelo, Helena (author), Costa, Filipa (author), Rodrigues, Raquel (author), Nunes, Alexandra (author), Borges, Vitor (author), Gomes, João Paulo (author), Sampaio, Daniel (author), Barreiro, Paula (author), Duarte, Silvia (author), Carpinteiro, Dina (author), Mendonça, Joana (author), Silva, Catarina (author), Vieira, Luís (author), Simões, Maria Joao (author), Gonçalves, Paulo (author), Nunes, Baltazar (author), Dias, Carlos (author), Machado, Jorge (author), Almeida, Fernando (author), Goncalves, Elsa A. (author), Carvalho, Lucilia (author), Viterbo, Pedro (author), Jardim, Dilia (author), Lacasta, Nuno (author), Boavida, Filomena (author), Perez, Ana (author), Santana, Isabel (author), Matias, Paula (author), Banza, Nuno (author), Rabacal, Carlos (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Legionnaires’ disease
Legionella pneumophila fraseri
Doença dos Legionários
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/108126
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/108126

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