title: Recurrence of legionnaires disease at a hotel in the United States Virgin Islands over a 20-year period.
abstract: We investigated 3 cases of legionnaires disease (LD) that developed in travelers who stayed at a hotel in the United States Virgin Islands where cases of LD occurred in 1981-1982 and in 1998. The temperature of the potable water at the hotel was in a range that could optimally support the growth of Legionella species, and the potable water was colonized with Legionella pneumophila in 1981-1982 and in 2002-2003.
authors.affiliation: Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
authors.forename: Karen D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Cowgill
authors.forename: Claressa E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Shadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chamany
authors.forename: Ellen W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Barry S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Feikin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014195:Travel; D014767:United States Virgin Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D014871:Water Microbiology