Cluster of Legionnaires' Disease in an Italian Prison.

Teresa FascianaChiara MascarellaSalvatore Antonino DistefanoCinzia CalàGiuseppina CapraAngela RampullaPaola Di CarloMario PalermoAnna Giammanco

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2019)

In this article, we described the results obtained from environmental and epidemiological investigations of Lp isolated from prisons in Western Sicily. Furthermore, we reported the first cluster of Legionnaires' in an Italian prison and the molecular typing of Lp sg 1 from one prison's water system and two BALs, identified the source of the contamination, and discovered a new ST.

Keyphrases

human health
risk assessment
south africa
health risk
climate change