Published Date: 2006-06-05 00:00:00
Subject: PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - Spain (Pamplona)(02)
Archive Number: 20060605.1565
LEGIONELLOSIS - SPAIN (PAMPLONA)(02)
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Date: Mon 5 Jun 2006
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Source: EITB24 [edited]
<http://www.eitb24.com/portal/eitb24/noticia/en/life/42-in-hospital-already-100-test-positive-for-legionnaires-disease?itemId=CD35060&cl=%2Feitb24%2Fsociedad&idioma=en>
Already 109 people -- 49 in hospital -- have tested positive for
pneumonia caused by a bacterium called _Legionella pneumophila_,
detected on Fri 2 Jun 2006 in the old quarter of Pamplona/Iruna.
All those affected are making "satisfactory progress," as the Health
Department of the Government of Navarre has confirmed. In a
statement, the Health Department pointed out that, out of those 100
people affected, 44 are being treated at home. Likewise, it noted the
64-year-old woman admitted to the Intensive Care Unit is also making
satisfactory progress. Thus, at the moment, there are 49 people in 3
different hospitals.
The Health Department added that 30 refrigeration plants were
checked, out of which 4 contained _Legionella_, but the rest had no
presence of the bacteria.
This is not the 1st time a Legionnaires' disease outbreak has been
detected in Pamplona/Iruna. In 2001, 6 people died, and the outbreak
affected other 16 people who worked at the City Council and the
Education Department.
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[The Old Town (Casco Viejo) area of Pamplona (the city is also known
as Iruna) can be found on the following map:
<http://www.sanfermin.com/mapa/pamplona.html>.
The outbreak continues to grow. - Mod.LL]
See Also
Legionellosis - Spain (Pamplona) 20060604.15582005
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Legionellosis - Spain (Barcelona) 20051103.3210
Legionellosis, nosocomial - Spain (Barcelona) 20050302.0646
2004
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Legionellosis - Spain (Barcelona) (02) 20040820.2305
Legionellosis - Spain (Barcelona) 20040816.2271
Legionellosis, hospital - Spain (Zaragoza) (02) 20040630.1743
Legionellosis, hospital - Spain (Zaragoza) 20040621.1651
2003
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Legionellosis, spa outbreak - Spain (Canary Islands) (02) 20030603.1352
Legionellosis, spa outbreak - Spain (Canary Islands) 20030530.1320
2002
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Legionellosis update: 2002 (03) 20020828.5173
Legionellosis - Spain (Barcelona, Valencia) 20020812.5029
2001
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Legionellosis - Spain (Murcia) (08) 20011017.2555
Legionellosis - Spain (Pamplona) (02) 20010822.1979
Legionellosis - Spain (Pamplona) 20010815.1929
Legionellosis - Spain (Murcia) 20010710.1331
2000
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Legionellosis - Spain: 2000 20001209.2163
Legionellosis - Spain (Vigo, Arbizu) (02) 20001026.1860
1998
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Legionellosis - Spain (Zaragoza) 19981130.2302
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