Recurrence of Legionnaires Disease at a Hotel in the United States Virgin Islands over a 20-Year Period

We investigated 3 cases of legionnaires disease (LD) that developed in travelers who stayed at a hotel in the United States Virgin Islands where cases of LD occurred in 1981–1982 and in 1998. The temperature of the potable water at the hotel was in a range that could optimally support the growth of...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2005-04, Vol.40 (8), p.1205-1207
Main Authors: Cowgill, Karen D., Lucas, Claressa E., Benson, Robert F., Chamany, Shadi, Brown, Ellen W., Fields, Barry S., Feikin, Daniel R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria
Brief Report
Disease outbreaks
Disease transmission
Drinking water
Epidemiology
Hotels
Hotels & motels
Humans
Legionella
Legionnaires disease
Legionnaires' Disease - epidemiology
Legionnaires' Disease - microbiology
Notifiable diseases
Potable water
Travel
United States Virgin Islands - epidemiology
Water Microbiology
Water samples
Water temperature
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Summary:We investigated 3 cases of legionnaires disease (LD) that developed in travelers who stayed at a hotel in the United States Virgin Islands where cases of LD occurred in 1981–1982 and in 1998. The temperature of the potable water at the hotel was in a range that could optimally support the growth of Legionella species, and the potable water was colonized with Legionella pneumophila in 1981–1982 and in 2002–2003.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/428844