Outbreak of community-acquired legionnaire’s disease, July-September 2006, Paris, France

Abstract

In early September 2006, an outbreak of 26 cases of legionnaire’s disease was detected in southeast Paris, by the local health authorities

Progress in the surveillance and control of Legionella infection in France, 1998–2008

“…3.9. Outbreak investigations 11,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] From 1998 to 2008, we identified 14 community outbreaks involving 380 (3%) cases. No outbreak was identified in 2008.…”