[Travel-associated Legionellosis: emerging illness or epidemiological reality?].

La Legionellosi associata ai viaggi: malattia emergente o realtà epidemiologica?

Publisher: Iniziative sanitarie Country of Publication: Italy NLM ID: 0373022 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0019-1639 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00191639 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ig Sanita Pubbl Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2004- : Roma : Iniziative sanitarie
Original Publication: Roma : Associazione dei medici provinciali italiani.

Travel*; Legionella/*isolation & purification ; Legionellosis/*epidemiology; Europe/epidemiology ; European Union/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Incidence ; Italy/epidemiology ; Legionella pneumophila/isolation & purification ; Legionellosis/prevention & control ; Legionnaires' Disease/epidemiology ; Population Surveillance ; Practice Guidelines as Topic ; Risk Factors

Travel for business or tourism has become increasingly common in the age we live in. The great volume of national and international traffic and the speed of transportation are inevitably linked to a possible increased risk of acquiring certain illnesses such as Legionellosis, which, in fact, has shown a consistently increased incidence in recent years. In this paper, a brief introduction regarding the etiology and clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the disease, is followed by recent national and international data regarding its diffusion and guidelines for its prevention and control.

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Date Created: 20070109 Date Completed: 20070214 Latest Revision: 20071115

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