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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Atikessé, Laura ; Kadaoui, Nabila ; Lavallée, Vincent ; Levac, Éric ; St-Amour, Marie ; Milord, François
• Description:
  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:
  Disease Outbreaks Legionellosis Legionnaires' Disease Water Microbiology
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(11):2357-2360
• Pubmed ID:
  36286248
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9622261
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Quebec, Canada
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:546522eac1c7584c069de98ec2a69de46643b738d581119b7ee718074cfdf95d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/122851/cdc_122851_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.65 MB ]