Increase of Legionellosis in Europe | Water News Europe
Published on by Esther Rasenberg, Water News Europe in Government
In 2017 the number of Europeans affected by the legionella bacteria increased with 30 per cent compared to 2016. The overall notification rate increased from 1.4 to 1.8 on a population of 100.000. The risk of getting ill is the highest in Denmark, The Netherlands, Italy and Slovenia. In these countries on a population of 100.000 the rate is higher than 3. Slovenians were running the highest risk with a rate of 5.2. This is shown in the annual Epidemiological Report for Legionnaires’ disease of the European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
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