Environmental Investigation during Legionellosis Outbreak, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada, 2021.

Authors :: Atikessé L
Kadaoui N
Lavallée V
Levac É
St-Amour M
Milord F
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2022 Nov; Vol. 28 (11), pp. 2357-2360.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: In August 2021, a legionellosis outbreak involving 7 persons occurred within a 500-meter radius in the Montérégie region of Québec, Canada. Near real-time modeling of wind direction along with epidemiologic and environmental investigations identified the possible source. Modeling wind direction could help identify likely Legionella pneumophila sources during legionellosis outbreaks.

Subjects :: Humans
Quebec epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Canada
Water Microbiology
Legionellosis epidemiology
Legionella pneumophila genetics
Legionnaires' Disease epidemiology

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