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Legionnaire Disease
New legionnaire disease research from M. Rudbeck and co-researchers described
March 11th, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'High prevalence of antibodies to Legionella spp. in Danish blood donors. A study in areas with high and average incidence of Legionnaires' disease.' According to recent research from Aarhus, Denmark, "The incidence of Legionnaires' disease has an uneven geographical distribution in Denmark, ranging from 3 to 70 notified cases per million inhabitants per year in different towns. We investigated the prevalence of antibodies to Legionella in the one town with a consistently high incidence (Randers, Aarhus County) and compared it with that of an area of average incidence (Vejle, Vejle County)." "Blood samples were collected from...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-11)
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