Recurrence of legionnaires disease at a hotel in the United States Virgin Islands over a 20-year period.
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.
Cowgill
Karen D
KD
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
Lucas
Claressa E
CE
Benson
Robert F
RF
Chamany
Shadi
S
Brown
Ellen W
EW
Fields
Barry S
BS
Feikin
Daniel R
DR
D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014195:Travel; D014767:United States Virgin Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D014871:Water Microbiology