1999 - Lycksele (Sweden)

Place: Hotel

Season: Spring/Summer

Source: Water System

Considers biofilms: No

Treatment used prior to the outbreak: Lack of adequate maintenance (there were no registers for disinfection procedures)

Actions in response to the outbreak: Chlorination


Clinical


Environmental


Match

Species/Serogroup

L. micdadei

Unknown

Sequence Type

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Monoclonal Antibody Type

Unknown

Unknown

Do you have additional information on this outbreak? You can suggest new data, to be included in our database after curation.

  References
Title Authors Journal Year More
A whirlpool associated outbreak of Pontiac fever at a hotel in Northern Sweden Götz HM, Tegnell A, De Jong B, Broholm KA, Kuusi M, Kallings I, Ekdahl K Epidemiol Infect. 2001
Legionellosis associated with recreational waters: A systematic review of cases and outbreaks in swimming pools, spa pools, and similar environments Leoni E., Catalani F., Marini S., Dallolio L. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018 Legionellosis Associated with Recreational Waters: A Systematic Review of Cases and Outbreaks in Swimming Pools, Spa Pools, and Similar Environments Leoni, E.; Catalani, F.; Marini, S.; Dallolio, L. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018