Abstract
Since 18 August 2011, 17 cases of travel-associated Legionnaires' disease have been reported. They were tourists from five European countries who had stayed in five accommodation sites in Lazise, Italy. The dates of symptom onset ranged from 18 July to 25 August 2011. Control measures were implemented and no further cases associated with stays at the sites have been reported after disinfection. Timely notification of any further cases potentially associated with stay in Lazise is recommended.
Highlights
Legionnaires’ disease is a lung infection caused by Legionella bacteria
Legionella can cause a severe form of pneumonia (Legionnaires’ disease), which in Europe can be fatal for about 5–15% of people with the disease, but it can cause a mild influenza-like infection without pneumonia, called Pontiac fever [1]
A rapid risk assessment of the accommodation site associated with the cluster is undertaken by the country in which the site is located: the results are reported to European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and shared with all countries in the network [8,9]
Summary
Citation style for this article: Rota MC, Scaturro M, Fontana S, Foroni M, Boschetto G, Trentin L, Blengio G, Bandettini G, Buratto T, Caporali MG, Napoli C, Ricci ML. Cluster of travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Lazise, Italy, July to August 2011. Since 18 August 2011, 17 cases of travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease have been reported. They were tourists from five European countries who had stayed in five accommodation sites in Lazise, Italy. The dates of symptom onset ranged from 18 July to 25 August 2011. Control measures were implemented and no further cases associated with stays at the sites have been reported after disinfection. Notification of any further cases potentially associated with stay in Lazise is recommended
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