Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever after using a private outdoor whirlpool spa. 2010

Sjoerd M Euser, and Manon Pelgrim, and Jeroen W den Boer
Regional Public Health Laboratory Kennemerland, Haarlem, the Netherlands. s.euser@streeklabhaarlem.nl

Pontiac fever and Legionnaires' disease are regarded as clinically and epidemiologically distinct diseases, caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella. Although several outbreaks of either Pontiac fever or Legionnaires' disease have been reported, they are rarely seen simultaneously. In this report we describe such a simultaneous outbreak of Pontiac fever and Legionnaires' disease that occurred in the Netherlands. In August 2009, 1 patient with Legionnaires' disease and 3 patients with Pontiac fever, all from a single family, were reported to the Municipal Health Service. All family members had been exposed to the private whirlpool spa in the garden of their home. A sampling investigation by the Legionella Source Identification Unit (LSIU) showed that a sample from the whirlpool spa, as well as a sample from the garden shower and 2 samples from a garden hose were positive for Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, and genotyping results indicated the AFLP-type 004 Lyon (ST47) to be present in these samples.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007876 Legionellosis Infections with bacteria of the genus LEGIONELLA. Legionelloses
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009426 Netherlands Country located in EUROPE. It is bordered by the NORTH SEA, BELGIUM, and GERMANY. Constituent areas are Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, formerly included in the NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Holland,Kingdom of the Netherlands
D004196 Disease Outbreaks Sudden increase in the incidence of a disease. The concept includes EPIDEMICS and PANDEMICS. Outbreaks,Infectious Disease Outbreaks,Disease Outbreak,Disease Outbreak, Infectious,Disease Outbreaks, Infectious,Infectious Disease Outbreak,Outbreak, Disease,Outbreak, Infectious Disease,Outbreaks, Disease,Outbreaks, Infectious Disease
D005192 Family Health The health status of the family as a unit including the impact of the health of one member of the family on the family as a unit and on individual family members; also, the impact of family organization or disorganization on the health status of its members. Health, Family
D005260 Female Females
D005838 Genotype The genetic constitution of the individual, comprising the ALLELES present at each GENETIC LOCUS. Genogroup,Genogroups,Genotypes
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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