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. 2020 Mar;25(11):2000162.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.2000162.

Outbreak of pneumococcal pneumonia among shipyard workers in Marseille, France, January to February 2020

Nadim Cassir  1   2   3 , Laurence Pascal  3   4 , David Ferrieux  1 , Christiane Bruel  5 , Christophe Guervilly  6   7 , Stanislas Rebaudet  8 , Kostas Danis  9 , Lora Kopec  1   2 , Florence Fenollar  1   10 , Emmanuelle Varon  11 , Véronique Vig  5 , Jean-Luc Lasalle  4 , Lauriane Ramalli  4 , Pierre Michelet  12 , Jean-Christophe Lagier  1   2 , Nicolas Persico  13   7 , Philippe Brouqui  1   2 , Philippe Malfait  4 , Philippe Parola  1   10
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Outbreak of pneumococcal pneumonia among shipyard workers in Marseille, France, January to February 2020

Nadim Cassir et al. Euro Surveill. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

We report the third outbreak of pneumococcal pneumonia within one year among workers in European shipyards. During January and February 2020, 37 cases of pneumonia were identified in a shipyard in Marseille, south-eastern France. Outbreak control measures were implemented, including a mass vaccination campaign with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine targeting all shipyard workers. Given the high mobility of shipyard workers, coordinated responses between European public health institutes are necessary to avoid further outbreaks.

Keywords: Outbreaks; contractors; invasive pneumococcal disease; pneumonia; shipyard.

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Confirmed and probable cases during a pneumococcal disease outbreak at a shipyard by disease onset date, Marseille, south-east France, January–February 2020 (n = 37)
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