1 Jul 2006 - Netherlands outbreak of legionnaires disease
Netherlands, 30 cases, July 2006
Health officials implicated a cooling tower as the source of an outbreak in Amsterdam that affected 30 people, aged from 32 to 81 years, who lived or worked near it. Onset of illness occurred between June 27 and July 21. Two have died. A high concentration (5,000,000 cfu/L) was found in the cooling tower, and the strain matched that found in patients. Samples from other possible sources were negative or had different AFLP (Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism) patterns. The cooling tower was shut down on July 11.
Health officials implicated a cooling tower as the source of an outbreak in Amsterdam that affected 30 people, aged from 32 to 81 years, who lived or worked near it. Onset of illness occurred between June 27 and July 21. Two have died. A high concentration (5,000,000 cfu/L) was found in the cooling tower, and the strain matched that found in patients. Samples from other possible sources were negative or had different AFLP (Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism) patterns. The cooling tower was shut down on July 11.