Unusual Legionnaires' outbreak in cool, dry Western Canada an investigation using genomic epidemiology

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease occurred in an inner city district in Calgary, Canada. This outbreak spanned a 3-week period in November–December 2012, and a total of eight cases were identified. Four of these cases were critically ill requiring intensive care admission but there was no as...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemiology and infection Jg. 145; H. 2; S. 254 - 265
Hauptverfasser:	KNOX, N. C., WEEDMARK, K. A., CONLY, J., ENSMINGER, A. W., HOSEIN, F. S., DREWS, S. J.
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	England Cambridge University Press 01.01.2017
Schlagworte:	Aged Antigens Antigens, Bacterial - urine Bacteriological Techniques Canada - epidemiology Cooling Disease Outbreaks Epidemics Epidemiology Female Genomes Genomics Genotype Humans Humidity Hypotheses Illnesses Inner city Intensive care Legionella pneumophila Legionella pneumophila - classification Legionella pneumophila - genetics Legionella pneumophila - isolation & purification Legionnaire's disease Legionnaires' disease Legionnaires' Disease - epidemiology Legionnaires' Disease - microbiology Male Medicine Middle Aged Molecular Epidemiology Molecular Typing Original Papers Outbreaks Public health Questionnaires Respiratory Infections Seasonal variations Sputum - microbiology Surveys and Questionnaires Urban Population Weather Canada Calgary Alberta Canada Northern Hemisphere Toronto Ontario Canada Alberta Canada Western Canada ANW, Canada Canada, Alberta, Calgary Legionnaires' disease Legionella pneumophila ST222 outbreak Genomic analysis Western Canada
ISSN:	0950-2688, 1469-4409
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