Increase in Legionnaires' disease cases associated with travel to Dubai among travellers from the United Kingdom, Sweden and the Netherlands, October 2016 to end August 2017.

Increase in Legionnaires' disease cases associated with travel to Dubai among travellers from the United Kingdom, Sweden and the Netherlands, October 2016 to end August 2017.
Euro Surveill. 2017 Sep 21;22(38):
Authors: Dabrera G, Brandsema P, Lofdahl M, Naik F, Cameron R, McMenamin J, Pebody R, Phin N
Abstract
Between 1 October 2016 and 31 August 2017, 51 Legionnaires' disease (LD) cases from the United Kingdom, Sweden and the Netherlands were identified with associated travel to Dubai. Cases did not all stay in the same accommodation, indicating that no single accommodation could be the source for all these infections. While local investigations continue into other potential sources, clinicians should remain alert to the possibility of LD among travellers returning from Dubai with respiratory illness.
PMID: 28935023 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Euro Surveill - September 21, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Dabrera G, Brandsema P, Lofdahl M, Naik F, Cameron R, McMenamin J, Pebody R, Phin N Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research