Journal article
Outbreaks of Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever 2006-2017
Current environmental health reports, v 5(2), pp 263-271
01 Jun 2018
PMID: 29744757
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Abstract
Purpose of ReviewThe global importance of Legionnaires' disease (LD) and Pontiac fever (PF) has grown in recent years. While sporadic cases of LD and PF do not always provide contextual information for evaluating causes and drivers of Legionella risks, analysis of outbreaks provides an opportunity to assess these factors.Recent FindingsA review was performed and provides a summary of LD and PF outbreaks between 2006 and 2017. Of the 136 outbreaks, 115 were LD outbreaks, 4 were PF outbreaks, and 17 were mixed outbreaks of LD and PF. Cooling towers were implicated or suspected in the a large portion of LD or PF outbreaks (30% total outbreaks, 50% confirmed outbreak-associated cases, and 60% outbreak-associated deaths) over this period of time, while building water systems and pools/spas were also important contributors.SummaryPotable water/building water system outbreaks seldom identify specific building water system or fixture deficiencies. The outbreak data summarized here provides information for prioritizing and targeting risk analysis and mitigation strategies.
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- Title
- Outbreaks of Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever 2006-2017
- Creators
- K. A. Hamilton - Drexel UniversityA. J. Prussin - Virginia TechW. Ahmed - Ecosciences PrecinctC. N. Haas - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Current environmental health reports, v 5(2), pp 263-271
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- R836880 / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; United States Environmental Protection Agency Virginia Tech Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000544899600007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85051138001
- Other Identifier
- 991019168403004721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health