Exposure to Legionella spp. contaminated aerosols in hotel settings confers risk for travel-associated Legionnaire's disease (TALD). In this study, we investigated the prevalence of Legionella contamination and its molecular diversity in hotels and resorts across Israel. The study was comprised of...
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Yakunin, E.; Kostyal, E.; Agmon, V.; Grotto, I.; Valinsky, L.; Moran-Gilad, J.
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
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Pathogens, 2020, 9, 6,
On 26 June 2017, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) was notified of two travel-associated cases of legionellosis. The patients resided in Florida and the UK but had a common hotel exposure in Memphis, Tennessee. The next day, a third case involving a local resident was identified, with the...
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Yackley, J. K.; Sweat, D.; Fill, M. M. A.; Garman, K.; Dunn, J. R.
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Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta , USA
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2018, 67, 2, pp 77-78
Background. Travel-associated Legionnaires' disease (LD) is a serious problem, and hundreds of cases are reported every year among travelers who stayed at hotels, despite the efforts of international and governmental authorities and hotel operators to prevent additional cases. Methods. A systematic ...
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Mouchtouri, V. A.; Rudge, J. W.
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Wiley-Blackwell, Boston, USA
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Journal of Travel Medicine, 2015, 22, 5, pp 325-337
Several Travel-associated Legionnaires' disease (TALD) cases occur annually in Europe. Except from the most obvious sites (cooling towers and hot water systems), infections can also be associated with recreational, water feature, and garden areas of hotels. This argument is of great interest to...
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Papadakis, A.; Chochlakis, D.; Sandalakis, V.; Keramarou, M.; Tselentis, Y.; Psaroulaki, A.
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018, 15, 4, pp 598
Background: Legionnaires' disease is a respiratory illness often associated with hotels and travel. Spain is a major tourist destination and one of the European countries with most cases of Legionnaires' disease, both community- and travel-associated. However, the prevalence of Legionella in...
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Doménech-Sánchez, A.; Laso, E.; Berrocal, C. I.; Albertí, S.
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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Eurosurveillance, 2022, 27, 21,
This study reported that for the period 2015-2019, public health officials in 36 states and the District of Columbia reported 208 outbreaks of illness linked to treated recreational water. Most of these outbreaks were caused by parasites and resulted in over 3,646 hospitalizations and 13 deaths....
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Hlavsa, M. C.; Aluko, S. K.; Miller, A. D.; Person, J.; Gerdes, M. E.; Lee SooJi; Laco, J. P.; Hannapel, E. J.; Hill, V. R.
Publisher
Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta , USA
Citation
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2021, 70, 20, pp 733-738
Background: The detection of a cluster of travel-associated Legionnaires' disease (TALD) cases in any European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) country prompts action at the accommodation, follow-up by health authorities and reporting of measures taken. Some accommodations incur further cases...
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Beauté, J.; Sandin, S.; Jong, B. de; Hallström, L. P.; Robesyn, E.; Giesecke, J.; Sparén, P.
Publisher
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
Citation
Eurosurveillance, 2019, 24, 20, pp 1800295
This chapter discusses the general principles and factors needed in developing a Water Safety Plan for the control of Legionella in hotels and ships. It considers piped water systems of hotels, which are particularly susceptible to colonization by Legionella because of their large size, their...
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Rooney, R.; Lee, J. V.; Crespi, S.; Panie, G.; Chevet, P. F.; Trouvet, T.; Surman-Lee, S.
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World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Legionella and the prevention of legionellosis, 2007, pp 103-118
To determine the condition of cooling water towers contaminated with Legionella in hotels in Nanchang city, China, 48 water samples were selected using stratified random sampling method from 26 cooling water towers of central air conditioners from 13 hotels. These samples were identified by...
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Yang Meng; Cheng HuiJian; Chen FuHui; Xu XiaoQian; Liu XiaoQing; Yuan Hui
Publisher
Editorial Committee of Chinese Journal of Zoonoses, Health and Anti-epidemic Station of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, China
Citation
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses, 2007, 23, 12, pp 1271-1272
Background: Although Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 is the common disease causing serogroup, rare serogroups can also may cause legionellosis. A 54-year-old male patient (index case) reported that he had been on a religious trip (for visiting, tomb of Ali, which is important for Shias) to Iraq...
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Kocazeybek, B. S.; Yuksel, P.; Keskİn, D.; Sheİkh, S.; Habİp, Z.; Yavuzer, S. S.; Calİskan, R.; Altun, Y. M.; Kuskucu, M.; Cengİz, M.; Dinc, H. O.; Karakullukcu, A.; Ergin, S.; Sarİbas, S.; Yİlmaz, N.; Tokman, H. B.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2016, 14, 3, pp 248-254