Legionella longbeachae detected in an industrial cooling tower linked to a legionellosis outbreak, New Zealand, 2015; possible waterborne transmission?

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Legionella longbeachae detected in an industrial cooling tower linked to a legionellosis outbreak, New Zealand, 2015; possible waterborne transmission?

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A legionellosis outbreak at an industrial site was investigated to identify and control the source. Cases were identified from disease notifications, workplace illness records, and from clinicians. Cases were interviewed for symptoms and risk factors and tested for legionellosis. Implicated environmental sources were sampled and tested for legionella. We identified six cases with Legionnaires' disease and seven with Pontiac fever; all had been exposed to aerosols from the cooling towers on th...

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10 Apr, 2019

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Craig. N. Thornley / David Harte / L. J. Allen / K. J. Knightbridge / P. R. T. Wood

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Legionnaires’ Disease / Legionella / Legionella longbeachae / Occupation-related Infections / Outbreaks / Water-borne Infections / Infectious Diseases / Microbial Ecology / Microbiology / Infectious diseases / Microbial ecology / Microbiology not elsewhere classified

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