Kuroki Toshiro, Amemura-Maekawa Junko, Ohya Hitomi, Furukawa Ichiro, Suzuki Miyuki, Masaoka Tomoka, Aikawa Kastuhiro, Hibi Kazumi, Morita Masatomo, Lee Ken-Ichi, Ohnishi Makoto, Kura Fumiaki
Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Feb;23(2):349-351. doi: 10.3201/eid2302.161012.
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.
在日本,温泉和公共浴场是军团病的主要传染源。2015年,7名曾到访一家温泉馆的患者中爆发了军团菌病。实验室调查表明,嗜肺军团菌血清型1和13菌株导致了此次疫情爆发,且这些菌株存在基因关联。