Cluster of travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Lazise, Italy, July to August 2011

M C Rota; M Scaturro; S Fontana; M Foroni; G Boschetto; L Trentin; G Blengio; G Bandettini; T Buratto; M G Caporali; C Napoli; M L Ricci

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Cluster of travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Lazise, Italy, July to August 2011

M C Rota¹, M Scaturro², S Fontana², M Foroni³, G Boschetto³, L Trentin³, G Blengio³, G Bandettini⁴, T Buratto⁴, M G Caporali¹, C Napoli¹, M L Ricci²
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Affiliations: ¹ National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy ² Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy ³ Service of Hygiene and Public Health, ULSS 22 Bussolengo, Italy ⁴ Regional Reference Laboratory for Legionella, Padua, Italy

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Citation style for this article: Rota M C, Scaturro M, Fontana S, Foroni M, Boschetto G, Trentin L, Blengio G, Bandettini G, Buratto T, Caporali M G, Napoli C, Ricci M L. Cluster of travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Lazise, Italy, July to August 2011 . Euro Surveill. 2011;16(40):pii=19982. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.16.40.19982-en Received: 23 Sep 2011

Abstract

Since 18 August 2011, 17 cases of travel-associated Legionnaires' disease have been reported. They were tourists from five European countries who had stayed in five accommodation sites in Lazise, Italy. The dates of symptom onset ranged from 18 July to 25 August 2011. Control measures were implemented and no further cases associated with stays at the sites have been reported after disinfection. Timely notification of any further cases potentially associated with stay in Lazise is recommended. .