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Genomic investigation of a legionellosis outbreak in a persistently colonized hotel

2016

Objectives: A long-lasting legionellosis outbreak was reported between November 2011 and July 2012 in a hotel in Calpe (Spain) affecting 44 patients including six deaths. Intensive epidemiological and microbiological investigations were performed in order to detect the reservoirs. Methods: Clinical and environmental samples were tested for the presence and genetic characterization of Legionella pneumophila. Six of the isolates were subjected to whole-genome sequencing. Results: Sequencing of 14 clinical and 260 environmental samples revealed sequence type (ST) 23 as the main responsible strain for the infections. This ST was found in the spa pool, from where it spread to other hotel public …

0301 basic medicineMicrobiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyMixed infectionsSequencing datacomplete genomelcsh:QR1-502MicrobiologiaBiologyLegionella pneumophilaMicrobiologylcsh:MicrobiologyMicrobiology03 medical and health sciencesEpidemiologymedicineColonizationTypingOriginal ResearchDirect sequencingtypingOutbreakLegionnaire's disease (LD)biology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseSalut públicaoutbreak investigation030104 developmental biologyoutbreaksLegionel·losiLegionnaires' diseaseLegionnaires' Disease
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Source Detection in an Outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease

2006

Spatial statistics have broadly been applied, developed and demanded from the field of epidemiology. The point process theory is an appropriate framework to analyse the spatial variation of risk of disease from information at individual level.

GeographyOutbreakSpatial variabilityIndividual levelLegionnaire's diseaseCartographySpatial analysisPoint processField (geography)
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