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Public health response to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, June 2012
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsS Thornsimone.thorn nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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Citation style for this article: . Public health response to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, June 2012. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(28):pii=20216. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.28.20216-en Received: 10 Jul 2012
Abstract
We report an outbreak comprising 50 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2012. In addition, there were 49 suspected cases. Epidemiological evidence suggests that a common outdoor airborne exposure occurred over south-west Edinburgh. This probably emanated from cooling towers in the north-east of the affected area, although not yet clearly linked by scientific evidence. The co-ordinated public health, environmental and clinical response helped prevent ongoing exposure and mitigated associated mortality and morbidity. .
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