Two Community Clusters of Legionnaires’ Disease Directly Linked to a Biologic Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Netherlands

Autor: Anna D. Loenenbach, Christian Beulens, Sjoerd M. Euser, Jeroen P.G. van Leuken, Ben Bom, Wim van der Hoek, Ana Maria de Roda Husman, Wilhelmina L.M. Ruijs, Alvin A. Bartels, Ariene Rietveld, Jeroen W. den Boer, Petra S. Brandsema

Publikováno v: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 10, Pp 1914-1918 (2018)

A biologic wastewater treatment plant was identified as a common source for 2 consecutive Legionnaires’ disease clusters in the Netherlands in 2016 and 2017. Sequence typing and transmission modeling indicated direct and long-distance transmission

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Legionella detection in wastewater treatment plants with increased risk for Legionella growth and emission.

Autor: van den Berg H; National Institute for Public Health and The Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Center for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands E-mail: harold.van.den.berg@rivm.nl., Lodder W; National Institute for Public Health and The Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Center for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands., Bartels A; National Institute for Public Health and The Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Coordination Centre for Communicable Disease Control, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands., Brandsema P; National Institute for Public Health and The Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Centre for Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surveillance, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands., Vermeulen L; National Institute for Public Health and The Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Center for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands., Lynch G; National Institute for Public Health and The Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Center for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands., Euser S; Regional Public Health Laboratory Kennemerland, Boerhaavelaan 26, 2035 RC, Haarlem, The Netherlands., de Roda Husman AM; National Institute for Public Health and The Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Center for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.

Publikováno v: Journal of water and health [J Water Health] 2023 Sep; Vol. 21 (9), pp. 1291-1302.