Legionnaires’ disease in a neonatal unit of a private hospital, Cyprus, December 2008: preliminary outbreak report

Collective Unit for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases

doi:10.2807/ese.14.02.19090-en

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Legionnaires’ disease in a neonatal unit of a private hospital, Cyprus, December 2008: preliminary outbreak report
Collective Unit for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Medical and Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus

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Citation style for this article: Unit for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases Collective. Legionnaires’ disease in a neonatal unit of a private hospital, Cyprus, December 2008: preliminary outbreak report. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(2):pii=19090. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.02.19090-en Received: 13 Jan 2009

Abstract

We report an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in neonates, affecting 11 newborn babies. The case fatality rate is currently 27%. The outbreak has been confirmed by detection of Legionella pneumophila antigen in eight of the 11 cases. Tests are in progress to determine the source of infection. .