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LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT: IMPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.

Author(s) : MURACA P. W.

Type of article: Article

Summary

UNTIL NOW, PNEUMONIAS PROVOKED BY LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA HAD BEEN DETECTED ONLY IN HOTELS, HOSPITALS OR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. THREE CASES ARE DESCRIBED: A MAN WORKING IN A POWER STATION AND TWO WOMEN WORKING IN A PLASTICS FACTORY HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: RESPIRATORY TROUBLES, COUGH AND FEVER. THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION MADE IT POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY LARGE QUANTITIES OF LEGIONELLA IN THE DRINKING WATER OF BOTH FIRMS. IT WAS POSSIBLE TO CONCLUDE TAHT THIS WATER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISEASES IN THE PLASTICS FACTORY WHERE THE BACTERIUM WAS ALSO IDENTIFIED IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE WATER WAS TREATED WITH A BIOCIDE.

Details

  • Original title: LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT: IMPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.
  • Record ID : 1990-1226
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Am. ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. - vol. 49 - n. 11
  • Publication date: 1988/11
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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