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Epidemiological surveillance of legionellosis Vigilancia epidemiológica de legionelosis

Authors: Rosa Cano Portero; Carmen Martín Mesonero;

Epidemiological surveillance of legionellosis Vigilancia epidemiológica de legionelosis

Abstract

Spain is among the countries with the highest incidence rates in the European Union and has seen the same increase in trends of legionelosis. This fact has been related to the increase in the use of a more sensitive diagnostic test. However, great differences have been observed in incidence rates and outbreaks reported by the Regions which could be explained by variations in the diagnostic effort. In spite of the existence of prevention and control rules, outbreaks still have occurred and some of them involved large number of cases. The source of infection identified most frequently is hot and cold water systems due to the large number of outbreaks related to tourist accommodation sites. The second most frequently identified source is cooling towers, which produce most of the cases.España está entre los países con tasas más altas de la Unión Europea y al igual que en otros países se ha producido un aumento de la incidencia de esta enfermedad relacionada con el uso de métodos diagnósticos más sensibles. Sin embargo la gran variación en la distribución geográfica de tasas y brotes notificados podría explicarse por un diferente esfuerzo diagnóstico por parte de las comunidades autónomas. A pesar de la existencia de normas y para la prevención de la enfermedad siguen produciéndose brotes, algunos de gran magnitud. La fuente de infección identificada con mayor frecuencia son los sistemas de agua sanitaria debido al elevado número de brotes que se asocian a las instalaciones hoteleras. Le siguen en frecuencia los brotes causados por dispositivos de refrigeración. Estos últimos son los que producen más casos.

Keywords

legionelosis, vigilancia epidemiológica, R, Medicine

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