2015
DOI: 10.1186/2049-3258-73-2
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Legionnaires’ disease: overview of the situation concerning notification in Wallonia (Belgium) in 2012, a retrospective descriptive study based on a capture-recapture method

Abstract: BackgroundLegionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia, and although public health medical inspectors must be notified, it is often under-reported. The objectives of this study were to determine the completeness rate of notification of Legionnaires’ disease and to estimate the incidence of this disease in Wallonia, the southern part of Belgium, in 2012.MethodThis retrospective, transversal descriptive study was based on a capture-recapture method using two sources. An estimation of the total number of L… Show more

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“…The health inspectorates then collect demographic information, information about the diagnostic test used and risk factors, as well as other data necessary to identify the source of infection. In 2012, a capture-recapture study (CRS) with two data sources was performed in Wallonia, which estimated a reporting completeness of 65% of the MN [10].…”
Section: Belgian Surveillance Systems For Legionnaires' Diseasementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The health inspectorates then collect demographic information, information about the diagnostic test used and risk factors, as well as other data necessary to identify the source of infection. In 2012, a capture-recapture study (CRS) with two data sources was performed in Wallonia, which estimated a reporting completeness of 65% of the MN [10].…”
Section: Belgian Surveillance Systems For Legionnaires' Diseasementioning
confidence: 99%
“…La légionellose est une maladie infectieuse bactérienne, causée par un bacille à gram négatif, dont il existe plusieurs espèces et sérogroupes [ 1 ]. Legionella pneumophila est le plus souvent mise en cause et tout particulièrement le sérogroupe I (Lp1), connu depuis l’épidémie de 1976 lors d'un congrès de l'American Légion [ 1 , 2 ]. Il s'agit d'une bactérie ubiquitaire, exigeante, à développement intracellulaire, qui a pour habitat le plus répandu les eaux douces naturelles et les sols humides [ 1 3 ].…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…Il s'agit d'une bactérie ubiquitaire, exigeante, à développement intracellulaire, qui a pour habitat le plus répandu les eaux douces naturelles et les sols humides [ 1 3 ]. La légionellose est une maladie à déclaration obligatoire dans plusieurs pays européens mais souvent sous-déclarée car elle est le plus souvent sporadique plutôt qu’épidémique [ 1 , 2 ]. La contamination se fait par l'inhalation de gouttelettes d'eau infectée par le germe présent dans les systèmes de canalisation d'eau ou de climatisation [ 1 3 ].…”
Section: Introductionunclassified