2010 - South East Wales (Wales)

Place: Community

Season: Spring/Summer

Source: Unknown

Considers biofilms: No

Treatment used prior to the outbreak: Unknown

Actions in response to the outbreak: Cooling towers were requested to be disinfected; Maintenance and training procedures imporvements were suggested in six companies


Clinical


Environmental


Match

Species/Serogroup

Lp1

Lp1

Sequence Type

ST62, ST615, ST898, ST902, ST20, SBT 12-0-0-0-0-0-0, SBT 12-20-0-10-3-20-9

Unknown

No match (relative)

Monoclonal Antibody Type

Pontiac, Knoxville, Benidorm

Unknown

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  References
Title Authors Journal Year More
A community outbreak of legionnaires' disease in South Wales, August-September 2010 Keramarou M., Evans M.R. Eurosurveillance 2010