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Catástrofe num festival de verão: resposta na área da saúde
Mexia, Ricardo; San-Bento, Ana; Castro, ManuelaO Festival Andanças é um festival de música e dança que reúne todos os anos no verão, mais de 15.000 pessoas durante uma semana em ambiente rural no centro-interior de Portugal. A edição de 2016 foi ameaçada por um incêndio no parque de estacionamento automóvel de apoio ao festival, que destruiu 458 veículos e obrigou à evacuação de todos os participantes, por precaução, sob o comando da Proteção Civil. Pelas s...
Uma catástrofe num festival de verão – resposta na área da saúde
Mexia, Ricardo; San-Bento, Ana; Castro, ManuelaO Festival Andanças é um festival de música e dança que reúne todos os anos no verão mais de 15000 pessoas durante uma semana em ambiente rural no centro-interior de Portugal. A edição de 2016 foi ameaçada por um incêndio no parque de estacionamento automóvel de apoio ao festival, que destruiu 458 veículos e obrigou à evacuação de todos os participantes, por precaução, sob o comando da Proteção Civil. Pelas sua...
A large outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in an industrial town in Portugal
George, Francisco; Shivaji, Tara; Pinto, Catia Sousa; Serra, Luis Antonio Oliveira; Valente, João; Albuquerque, Maria JoãoBackground: We describe the investigation and control of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Portugal in October, November and December 2014. Methods: Confirmed cases were individuals with pneumonia, laboratory evidence of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 and exposure, by residence, occupational or leisure to the affected municipalities. 49 possible sources were reduced to four potential sources, all indu...
A large outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in an industrial town in Portugal
George, Francisco; Shivaji, Tara; Pinto, Cátia Sousa; Serra, Luis; Valente, João; Albuquerque, Maria João; Vicêncio, Paula; San-Bento, AnaBackground: We describe the investigation and control of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Portugal in October, November and December 2014. Methods: Confirmed cases were individuals with pneumonia, laboratory evidence of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 and exposure, by residence, occupational or leisure tothe affected municipalities. 49 possible sources were reduced to four potential sources, all indus...
A large outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in an industrial town in Portugal
George, Francisco; Shivaji, Tara; Pinto, Catia Sousa; Serra, Luis Antonio Oliveira; Valente, João; Albuquerque, Maria JoãoA B S T R A C T - Background: We describe the investigation and control of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Portugal in October, November and December 2014. Methods: Confirmed cases were individuals with pneumonia, laboratory evidence of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 and exposure, by residence, occupational or leisure to the affected municipalities. 49 possible sources were reduced to four potential...
A large outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in an industrial town in Portugal
George, Francisco; Shivaji, Tara; Pinto, Catia Sousa; Serra, Luis Antonio Oliveira; Valente, João; Albuquerque, Maria JoãoABSTRACT - Background: We describe the investigation and control of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Portugal in October, November and December 2014. Methods: Confirmed cases were individuals with pneumonia, laboratory evidence of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 and exposure, by residence, occupational or leisure to the affected municipalities. 49 possible sources were reduced to four potential source...
A large community outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Vila Franca de Xira, Por...
Shivaji, Tara; Pinto, Cátia Sousa; San-Bento, Ana; Serra, Luis A Oliveira; Valente, João; Machado, J; Marques, Teresa; Carvalho, L; Nogueira, PauloAn outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease with 334 confirmed cases was identified on 7 November 2014 in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal and declared controlled by 21 November. Epidemiological, environmental and microbiological analysis identified industrial wet cooling systems to be the probable source of infection. Preliminary results from sequence-based typing of clinical specimens and environmental isolates confirm...