Onishchenko, G.G., Lazikova, G.F., Chistyakova, G.G., Demina, Yu.V., Nikonov, B.I., Romanenko, V.V., Smirnova, S.S., Terentyeva, L.N., Malozemova, T.Yu., Irizhepova, O.V., Gavrilova, N.A., Avvakumova, N.P., Shitoeva, E.V.

Epidemiologic versions in investigation of Legionnaires" disease outbreak in town Verkhnyaya Pyshma

Federal Service for Surveillance for Protection of Consumers Rights and Human Welfare, Moscow; Administration of Federal Service for Surveillance for Protection of Consumers Rights and Human Welfare in Sverdlovsk region; Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Sverdlovsk region, Ekaterinburg; Administration of Federal Service for Surveillance for Protection of Consumers Rights and Human Welfare in Sverdlovsk region — Territorial unit in towns Verkhnyaya Pyshma and Sredneuralsk; Subsidiary of Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Sverdlovsk region in towns Verkhnyaya Pyshma and Sredneuralsk, Russia

Materials of investigation of Legionnaires" disease outbreak in one of the town of Sverdlovsk region in summer 2007 are presented. Outbreak arose in situation of epidemiologic welfare on majority of registered infectious diseases. Epidemiologic diagnostics of the outbreak has been performed in maximal short time interval, during which it was necessary to investigate variety of miscellaneous versions. Active search of the source of the infection and its transmission factors resulted in desired result and allowed to terminate the outbreak in 14 days.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2008, No. 2, P. 77—82