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Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak on a Merchant Vessel, Indian Ocean, Australia, 2015

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Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease and 1 of Pontiac fever occurred among the crew of a merchant ship operating off the shores of Australia. PCR assays identified potential sources in… Click to show full abstract

Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease and 1 of Pontiac fever occurred among the crew of a merchant ship operating off the shores of Australia. PCR assays identified potential sources in the ship’s cabins. Modification of maritime regulations for Legionnaires’ disease prevention in commercial vessels is needed for nonpassenger merchant ships.

Keywords: legionnaires disease; vessel indian; disease outbreak; outbreak merchant; merchant vessel; merchant

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2018

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