Legionnaires ' disease in Hotels in Germany 2015 – 2019

Travel-associated Legionnaires ' disease cases are associated with Hotels or other commercial under the future in connection with, Such units are often exposed to a higher risk, because systems often have complex water, may not have continually occupied and your guests sometimes facilities such as hot tubs offer, all of which are factors associated with an increased risk of contamination with Legionella in connection. Dr. Buchholz and colleagues from the Robert Koch Institute have analyzed the reported cases of travel – associated Legionella infections in Hotels, in the years 2015-2019. The data analysis resulted in 307 cases of Legionnaires ' disease have been associated with Hotels in in connection with 163 cases in the domestic and 144 cases in foreign countries have occurred. It was found that the incidence rates of increase in travel-associated Legionella infections significantly after the first case occurred in a Hotel, and even more so after the Occurrence of a second case. The authors recommend that local health take the authorities and the Hotels extensive preventive measures after the first Occurrence of travel-associated Legionella infections, to reduce rather than to a Cluster, the risk of infection for future guests (U. Buchholz et al., "Incidence of Legionnaires' Disease among Travelers Visiting Hotels in Germany, 2015 – 2019", Emerg Inf Dis, 30(1), 2024).

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