Epidemiologic versions in investigation of Legionnaires' disease outbreak in town Verkhnyaya Pyshma
Onishchenko, G.G.; Lazikova, G.F.; Chistiakova, G.G.; Demina, I.V.; Nikonov, B.I.; Romanenko, V.V.; Smirnova, S.S.; Terent'eva, L.N.; Malozemova, T.Iu.; Irizhepova, O.V.; Gavrilova, N.A.; Avvakumova, N.P.; Shitoeva, E.V.
Zhurnal Mikrobiologii Epidemiologii i Immunobiologii 2008(2): 77-82
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0372-9311 PMID: 18464548 Document Number: 621630
Materials of investigation of Legionnaires' disease outbreak in one of the town of Sverdlovsk region in summer 2007 are presented. Outbreak arose in situation of epidemiologic welfare on majority of registered infectious diseases. Epidemiologic diagnostics of the outbreak has been performed in maximal short time interval, during which it was necessary to investigate variety of miscellaneous versions. Active search of the source of the infection and its transmission factors resulted in desired result and allowed to terminate the outbreak in 14 days.