Abstract
The European Surveillance Scheme for Travel Associated Legionnaires' Disease (EWGLINET) was notified of 360 cases in 2000 and 481 cases in 2001, the highest number reported since 1987. This increase reflects enhanced surveillance activities, especially in the Netherlands, France and Italy, mainly through urinary antigen detection test (78% of cases in 2001). The median delay in reporting to the scheme fell to under 30 days, at the cost of some loss of information on the outcomes of illness. In 2000, 28 clusters were detected compared to 72 in 2001, most of this rise resulting from a change in the definition of clusters. In 2000 and 2001, 55 and 140 environmental investigations were reported respectively.
Highlights
Le Réseau de surveillance européen de la maladie des légionnaires associée aux voyages (EWGLINET) a été mis en placeAEuropean surveillance scheme for travel associated legionnaires’ disease was estaen 1987 par le blished by the Groupe de travail européen sur Figure 1European Working Group on les infections àPays participants à EWGLI / Countries participating in the EWGLI schemeLegionella Infec-Legionella (Eurotions (EWGLI) in pean Working Group on Legionella Infections, EWGLI)
A case of travel associated legionnaires' disease is defined as a person with:
From 1 January 2001, a cluster is defined by EWGLINET as 2 or more cases associated with an accommodation site, which occur within two years of each other
Summary
Le Réseau de surveillance européen de la maladie des légionnaires associée aux voyages (EWGLINET) a été mis en placeAEuropean surveillance scheme for travel associated legionnaires’ disease ( called EWGLINET) was estaen 1987 par le blished by the Groupe de travail européen sur Figure 1European Working Group on les infections àPays participants à EWGLI / Countries participating in the EWGLI schemeLegionella Infec-Legionella (Eurotions (EWGLI) in pean Working Group on Legionella Infections, EWGLI). Le Réseau de surveillance européen de la maladie des légionnaires associée aux voyages (EWGLINET) a été mis en place. AEuropean surveillance scheme for travel associated legionnaires’ disease ( called EWGLINET) was estaen 1987 par le blished by the Groupe de travail européen sur Figure 1. Legionella (Eurotions (EWGLI) in pean Working Group on Legionella Infections, EWGLI). Its objectives are to identify cases of legionella infecobjectifs sont tion in returning d’identifier les cas travellers, to de maladie des detect outbreaks légionnaires chez and clusters of les voyageurs, de legionnaires'. L’historique and current actiet les activités vities are descridu réseau sont bed in detail on its détaillés sur son website (1).
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