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Thursday, 14 September 2023
Disease Outbreak News
Legionellosis – Poland [https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2023-DON487]
14 September 2023
Situation at a glance
As of 11 September 2023, a total of 166 cases of legionellosis, including 23 deaths, have been reported from Poland. Legionellosis, more commonly known as Legionnaires’ disease, is a pneumonia-like illness, caused by a bacterium, that varies in severity from mild to a severe illness and sometimes fatal form of pneumonia.
This observed increase in confirmed cases, and associated hospitalizations and deaths seen since mid-August, is unusual, considering that the number of cases is higher than the annual number reported in Poland since 2016.
Polish health authorities are coordinating cluster investigation activities, active case finding to identify additional cases, and public health activities to prevent transmission and limit the emergence of new cases, through preventive control measures. Since 7 September, no new cases have been reported, although the infection source has not yet been identified. Investigations are still ongoing to find the source of the outbreak.
Most people develop Legionnaires’ disease by inhaling the bacteria from water or soil. To date there has been no reported direct human-to-human transmission.
Read more here [https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2023-DON487].
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