Ricketts K D, Joseph C
Health Protection Agency, CDSC, London, United Kingdom.
Euro Surveill. 2004 Oct;9(10):5-6. doi: 10.2807/esm.09.10.00480-en.
Six hundred and thirty two cases of travel-associated legionnaires' disease with onset in 2003 were reported to the EWGLINET surveillance scheme by 24 countries. Eighty nine clusters were detected, 35 (39%) of which would not have been detected without the EWGLINET scheme. One hundred and seven accommodation sites were investigated and 22 sites were published on the EWGLI website. The proportion of cases diagnosed primarily by the urinary antigen test was 81.2%, and 48 positive cultures were obtained. Thirty eight deaths were reported to the EWGLINET scheme, giving a crude fatality rate of 6%. Countries are encouraged to inform the coordinating centre of cases that fall ill after travelling within their own country of residence ('internal travel'), and are also encouraged to obtain patient isolates for culture where at all possible.
2003年发病的632例旅行相关军团病病例由24个国家报告给欧洲军团病监测网（EWGLINET）监测计划。共检测到89个聚集性病例，其中35例（39%）若没有EWGLINET计划就不会被发现。对107个住宿场所进行了调查，22个场所的信息发布在了EWGLI网站上。主要通过尿抗原检测诊断出的病例比例为81.2%，共获得48份阳性培养物。向EWGLINET计划报告了38例死亡病例，粗死亡率为6%。鼓励各国将在本国境内旅行后患病的病例（“国内旅行”）告知协调中心，并尽可能获取患者的分离菌株进行培养。
