Increase in Legionnaires' disease cases associated with travel to Dubai among travellers from the United Kingdom, Sweden and the Netherlands, October 2016 to end August 2017

Between 1 October 2016 and 31 August 2017, 51 Legionnaires' disease (LD) cases from the United Kingdom, Sweden and the Netherlands were identified with associated travel to Dubai. Cases did not all stay in the same accommodation, indicating that no single accommodation could be the source for a...

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Published in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2017-09, Vol.22 (38), p.2
Main Authors: Dabrera, Gavin, Brandsema, Petra, Lofdahl, Margareta, Naik, Falguni, Cameron, Ross, McMenamin, Jim, Pebody, Richard, Phin, Nick
Format: Article
Language:English
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Legionnaires' disease
Rapid Communication
Statistics
Travel medicine
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Summary:Between 1 October 2016 and 31 August 2017, 51 Legionnaires' disease (LD) cases from the United Kingdom, Sweden and the Netherlands were identified with associated travel to Dubai. Cases did not all stay in the same accommodation, indicating that no single accommodation could be the source for all these infections. While local investigations continue into other potential sources, clinicians should remain alert to the possibility of LD among travellers returning from Dubai with respiratory illness.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.38.30618