Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 23:13:39 -0500 (EST)
From: ProMED-mail
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Subject: PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - France
(Rennes)
LEGIONELLOSIS - FRANCE (RENNES)
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[see also:
1999
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Legionellosis - France 19990921.1687
Legionellosis - France (Paris) (02)
19990923.1699
1998
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Legionellosis - France 19980519.0961
Legionellosis - France (07) 19981031.2128
Legionellosis, summary - Europe: 1997
19980823.1676]
Date: Fri 22 Dec 2000 15:19:58 -0500
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source: Eurosurveillance Weekly Issue 50, 20 Dec
2000 [edited]
<http://www.eurosurv.org/update/>
Community Cluster of Legionnaires' Disease in
France, 2000
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Between the end of July and 15 Nov 2000, 19
cases of legionnaires' disease
(5 fatal) were reported in Rennes, in northwest
France. _Legionella
pneumophila_ serogroup 1 was isolated from 7
cases: the French National
Reference Centre has reported that the 7 strains
share the same genomic
profile. The European Working Group on
Legionella Infection has been
informed.
The source of infection is unknown.
Preliminary investigations indicated
that most cases visited or lived in Rennes. A
case control study and
environmental investigations are under way.
Eurosurveillance Weekly
reported 2 weeks ago on several community
outbreaks of legionnaires'
disease in Spain.
Reference:
De Mateo Ontanon S, Cano R. Outbreaks of
legionella infection in Spain,
2000. Eurosurveillance Weekly 2000; 4: 001207.
<http://www.eurosurv.org/2000/001207.htm>
Reported by Benedicte Decludt
Institut de Veille Sanitaire
Saint Maurice, France
<b.decludt@invs.sante.fr>