Recurrence, Microevolution, and Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Legionella pneumophila Sequence Type 1905, Portugal, 2014-2022

• Author(s): Manageiro, Vera ; Borges, Vítor ; Rodrigues, Raquel ; Bettencourt, Célia ; Silva, Cecília ; Gomes, João Paulo ; Gonçalves, Paulo
• Date: 2024
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/10402
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde
• Subject(s): Legionella pneumophila; ST1905; Bacteria; Genomic Epidemiology; Outbreak; Recurrence; Portugal; Resistência aos Antimicrobianos
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde

Description

We investigated molecular evolution and spatiotemporal dynamics of atypical Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 sequence type 1905 and determined its long-term persistence and linkage to human disease in dispersed locations, far beyond the large 2014 outbreak epicenter in Portugal. Our finding highlights the need for public health interventions to prevent further disease spread.