Outbreak of legionellosis in Stavanger, Norway – final report

Eurosurveillance Weekly has previously reported a community outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Norway, in the city of Stavanger, on the west coast of the country (1). Twenty-six confirmed cases and two probable cases were identified in this first reported outbreak of legionellosis in Norway. The first patient presented with symptoms on 18 July, the last on 7 September. All confirmed cases had urinary antigen detected. In addition, Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 was cultured from nine patients.