TY - JOUR AU - Lam, Meng Chon AU - Ang, Li Wei AU - Tan, Ai Ling AU - James, Lyn AU - Goh, Kee Tai T1 - Epidemiology and Control of Legionellosis, Singapore T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 7 SP - 1209 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To determine trends and clinical and epidemiologic features of legionellosis in Singapore, we studied cases reported during 2000–2009. During this period, 238 indigenous and 33 imported cases of legionellosis were reported. Cases were reported individually and sporadically throughout each year. Although the annual incidence of indigenous cases had decreased from 0.46 cases per 100,000 population in 2003 to 0.16 cases per 100,000 in 2009, the proportion of imported cases increased correspondingly from 6.2% during 2000–2004 to 27.3% during 2005–2009 (p<0.0005). The prevalence of Legionella bacteria in cooling towers and water fountains was stable (range 12.1%–15.3%) during 2004–August 2008. KW - legionellosis KW - Legionella KW - epidemiology KW - bacteria KW - cooling towers KW - water fountains KW - artificial water systems KW - legislation KW - Singapore KW - research DO - 10.3201/eid1707.101509 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/7/10-1509_article ER - End of Reference