title: [Travel-associated Legionellosis: emerging illness or epidemiological reality?].
abstract: Travel for business or tourism has become increasingly common in the age we live in. The great volume of national and international traffic and the speed of transportation are inevitably linked to a possible increased risk of acquiring certain illnesses such as Legionellosis, which, in fact, has shown a consistently increased incidence in recent years. In this paper, a brief introduction regarding the etiology and clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the disease, is followed by recent national and international data regarding its diffusion and guidelines for its prevention and control.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari, Italy. piana@uniss.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piana
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azara
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sotgiu
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mura
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castiglia
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maida
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005062:European Union / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007875:Legionella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel