Prevalence study of Legionella spp. contamination in ferries and cruise ships

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 100
• Main Authors: Azara, Antonio, Piana, Andrea, Sotgiu, Giovanni, Dettori, Marco, Deriu, Maria Grazia, Masia, Maria Dolores, Are, Bianca Maria, Muresu, Elena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 18.04.2006; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Air Conditioning - standards; Chlorine - analysis; Colony Count, Microbial; Fresh Water - microbiology; Humans; Italy - epidemiology; Legionella; Legionella - classification; Legionella - isolation & purification; Legionella pneumophila - isolation & purification; Legionellosis - microbiology; Legionellosis - prevention & control; Prevalence; Public Health Practice; Risk Assessment; Ships - standards; Ships - statistics & numerical data; Species Specificity; Toilet Facilities - standards; Travel; Water Microbiology; Water Pollution - analysis; Water Supply - analysis; Italy; Italy, Sardegna

In the last years, international traffic volume has significantly increased, raising the risk for acquisition of infectious diseases. Among travel-associated infections, increased incidence of legionellosis has been reported among travellers. Aim of our study was: to describe the frequency and sever...