[Interdisciplinary management of a large Legionella outbreak in Germany]. / Interdisziplinäres Management eines länderübergreifenden Legionellenausbruchs.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
; 54(11): 1161-9, 2011 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-22015788
ABSTRACT
Between December 2009 and the end of January 2010, the largest hitherto known outbreak of Legionella in Germany took place in the cities of Ulm and Neu-Ulm. Of a total of 64 patients involved, 60 patients had to be hospitalized, and 5 patients died from the infection. This event was caused by a wet cooling tower of a large air conditioning system in the city center of Ulm. The search for the source of the Legionella emission was extremely difficult, since these plants are neither notifiable nor subject to authorization in Germany. We report about the search for the source and the measures to control the outbreak. We also discuss communication and coordination during these investigations. Regulatory measures as proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Network for Legionellosis (EWGLI) and already implemented in numerous other European countries would be desirable to prevent such outbreaks in the future.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de los Legionarios
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Conducta Cooperativa
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Comunicación Interdisciplinaria
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Humans
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Europa
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Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
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SAUDE PUBLICA
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2011
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Article