Outbreak report: Two linked cases of Legionnaires' disease, South Australia

Authors

  • Martyn Kirk Communicable Disease Control Branch, South Australian Health Commission, PO Box 6, Rundle Mall, South Australia 5000; Master of Applied Epidemiology Program, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Canberra.
  • Rachel Wells Communicable Disease Control Branch, South Australian Health Commission, PO Box 6, Rundle Mall, South Australia 5000.
  • Carolyn Walker Communicable Disease Control Branch, South Australian Health Commission, PO Box 6, Rundle Mall, South Australia 5000.
  • Jan Lanser Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide.

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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1996.20.59

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References

Dadswell JV. Managing swimming, spa, and other pools to prevent infection. Comm Dis Rep 1996; 6;2:R37-R40.

National Health & Medical Research Council. Australian Guidelines for Heated Spa Pools. Canberra: Australia Government Publishing Service, 1989.

Jernigan DB, Hofmann J, Cetron MS et al. Outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease among cruise ship passengers exposed to a contaminated whirlpool spa. Lancet 1996; 347:494-499.

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19/08/96

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Kirk, Martyn, Rachel Wells, Carolyn Walker, and Jan Lanser. 1996. “Outbreak Report: Two Linked Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease, South Australia”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 20 (August):372-73. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1996.20.59.

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Vol. 20 (1996)

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Short report

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