Legionnaire’s Looms: Europe's Wake-Up Call to Enhance Vigilance in Detection and Reporting

Nityanand Jain (Corresponding Author), Aleksandra Małgorzata Krygowska

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Abstract

Legionellosis is a broad collective term encompassing all infections caused by members of the genus Legionella, including Legionnaires’ Disease (severe form), non-pneumonia Pontiac fever (mild form), and Pittsburgh pneumonia. In recent years, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has noted an increase in the number of reported Legionella outbreaks and the number of confirmed cases in its member countries. Herein, we look at the recent outbreak in Poland in 2023 and discuss the public health response to the outbreak.
Original languageEnglish
Article number101194
Pages (from-to)1-4
Number of pages4
JournalNew Microbes and New Infections
Volume55
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2023

Keywords*

  • Legionella
  • Legionnaires Disease
  • Poland
  • Europe
  • outbreak
  • prevention
  • detection

Field of Science*

  • 3.2 Clinical medicine
  • 1.6 Biological sciences

Publication Type*

  • 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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