Health Protection Agency (HPA), London, United Kingdom.
Euro Surveill. 2012 Aug 9;17(32):20240. doi: 10.2807/ese.17.32.20240-en.
Fourteen cases of Legionnaires’ disease were confirmed in residents from England and Wales with history of travel to Corfu, Greece, in the 14 days before symptom onset. These cases were reported to the Health Protection Agency national surveillance scheme for Legionnaires’ disease in residents of England and Wales between August and October 2011. In addition, one case in a Greek national and a case of non-pneumonic legionellosis in a resident from Scotland were also reported. Few cases shared the same accommodation site in Corfu during their incubation period. Epidemiological investigations and microbiological analysis of clinical and environmental samples excluded a single source but rather implicated several accommodation sites as sources of sporadic infection. Control measures have since been implemented at these accommodation sites and no further cases have been reported. This incident highlights the value of epidemiological typing and the importance of effective international response to control and prevent legionella infection.
14 例军团病确诊病例来自英格兰和威尔士，这些患者在出现症状前 14 天内有前往希腊科孚岛的旅行史。这些病例是 2011 年 8 月至 10 月期间向英格兰和威尔士居民军团病卫生保护局国家监测计划报告的。此外，还报告了一例希腊国民和一例苏格兰居民非肺炎性军团病病例。在潜伏期内，少数病例在科孚岛的同一住宿点居住。流行病学调查和临床及环境样本的微生物分析排除了单一来源，而是暗示了几个住宿点是散发性感染的来源。此后，在这些住宿点采取了控制措施，未再报告病例。这一事件突出了流行病学分型的价值，以及有效国际应对以控制和预防军团菌感染的重要性。
