Volume 26, Number 10—October 2020
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease, Europe, 2008−2017
Julien Beauté
, Diamantis Plachouras, Sven Sandin, Johan Giesecke, and Pär Sparén
, Diamantis Plachouras, Sven Sandin, Johan Giesecke, and Pär Sparén
Table 1
Locally acquired cases of Legionnaires' disease, European Union–European Economic Area, 2008−2017
| Country | Community-acquired cases, no. (%) | Healthcare-associated cases, no. (%) | Total, no. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 841 (2.1) | 63 (1.5) | 904 (2.0) |
| Belgium | 234 (0.6) | 72 (1.7) | 306 (0.7) |
| Bulgaria | 9 (<0.1) | 1 (<0.1) | 10 (<0.1) |
| Croatia* | 124 (0.3) | 6 (0.1) | 130 (0.3) |
| Cyprus | 0 | 9 (0.2) | 9 (<0.1) |
| Czech Republic | 505 (1.2) | 44 (1.0) | 549 (1.2) |
| Denmark | 813 (2.0) | 137 (3.2) | 950 (2.1) |
| Estonia | 33 (0.1) | 20 (0.5) | 53 (0.1) |
| Finland | 27 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | 31 (0.1) |
| France | 8,564 (21.2) | 1,571 (36.4) | 10,135 (22.7) |
| Germany | 3,197 (7.9) | 290 (6.7) | 3,487 (7.8) |
| Greece | 182 (0.5) | 28 (0.6) | 210 (0.5) |
| Hungary | 48 (0.1) | 101 (2.3) | 149 (0.3) |
| Iceland | 9 (<0.1) | 4 (0.1) | 13 (<0.1) |
| Ireland | 44 (0.1) | 5 (0.1) | 49 (0.1) |
| Italy | 11,307 (28.0) | 1,192 (27.6) | 12,499 (27.9) |
| Latvia | 231 (0.6) | 0 | 231 (0.5) |
| Lithuania | 18 (<0.1) | 6 (0.1) | 24 (0.1) |
| Luxembourg | 1 (<0.1) | 2 (<0.1) | 3 (<0.1) |
| Malta | 18 (<0.1) | 1 (<0.1) | 19 (<0.1) |
| Netherlands | 2,129 (5.3) | 58 (1.3) | 2,187 (4.9) |
| Norway | 117 (0.3) | 0 | 117 (0.3) |
| Poland | 24 (0.1) | 19 (0.4) | 43 (0.1) |
| Portugal | 1,096 (2.7) | 62 (1.4) | 1,158 (2.6) |
| Romania | 8 (<0.1) | 1 (<0.1) | 9 (<0.1) |
| Slovakia | 52 (0.1) | 9 (0.2) | 61 (0.1) |
| Slovenia | 653 (1.6) | 1 (<0.1) | 654 (1.5) |
| Spain | 8,352 (20.7) | 501 (11.6) | 8,853 (19.8) |
| United Kingdom | 1,775 (4.4) | 108 (2.5) | 1,883 (4.2) |
| Total | 40,411 (100.0) | 4,315 (100.0) | 44,726 (100.0) |
*Croatia started reporting Legionnaires’ disease in 2013.
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