An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease associated with a display spa pool in retail premises, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom, July 2012

2012/09/13 by Nicol Coetzee, Harsh Duggal, Jeremy Hawker +10 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · Medicine · #Legionella and Acanthamoeba research #Vibrio bacteria research studies #Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure #Premises #Outbreak #Legionnaires' disease #Medicine #Geography #Virology #Biology #Political science #Law #Genetics

paper · pdf · doi:10.2807/ese.17.37.20271-en

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Abstract

Twenty-one confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease (Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1) were identified in the Stoke-on-Trent area of England with onsets since 2 July 2012. Sequence-based typing results are available for nine cases; all are a unique type (ST1268). Initial interviews highlighted a number of possible environmental sources. Inspection of premises of interest revealed an operating spa pool on display, from which the outbreak strain was identified. All cases had visited the retail premise with this spa pool.

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