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. 2017 Feb;23(2):349-351.
doi: 10.3201/eid2302.161012.

Outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease Caused by Legionella pneumophila Serogroups 1 and 13

Toshiro Kuroki, Junko Amemura-Maekawa, Hitomi Ohya, Ichiro Furukawa, Miyuki Suzuki, Tomoka Masaoka, Kastuhiro Aikawa, Kazumi Hibi, Masatomo Morita, Ken-Ichi Lee, Makoto Ohnishi, Fumiaki Kura

Outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease Caused by Legionella pneumophila Serogroups 1 and 13

Toshiro Kuroki et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Feb.

Abstract

In Japan, hot springs and public baths are the major sources of legionellosis. In 2015, an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease occurred among 7 patients who had visited a spa house. Laboratory investigation indicated that L. pneumophila serogroup 1 and 13 strains caused the outbreak and that these strains were genetically related.

Keywords: Japan; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaire’s disease; bacteria; dual infection; outbreak; pneumonia; serogroup; spa house.

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