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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...
Date: 2014
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