An outbreak of legionnaire s disease among visitors to a fair in Belgium, 1999

Euro Surveill. 2000 Nov;5(11):115-119. doi: 10.2807/esm.05.11.00007-en.

Abstract

Ninety-three cases of legionnaires disease (43 confirmed, 12 presumptive, and 38 possible/ clinical) were identified in an outbreak associated with a trade fair in Kapellen, Belgium in November 1999. Five cases died. Epidemiological investigation showed