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- Title
Outbreak of travel-related pontiac fever among hotel guests illustrating the need for better diagnostic tests.
- Authors
Huhn, Gregory D; Adam, Barb; Ruden, Roger; Hilliard, Lisa; Kirkpatrick, Pam; Todd, Jeffrey; Crafts, William; Passaro, Douglas; Dworkin, Mark S
- Abstract
Pontiac fever (PF), a legionellosis with influenza-like symptoms and high attack rates, is rarely reported. Travel-related outbreaks can elude detection because infected persons are often widely removed geographically from the transmission source before illness onset. Thirty-one persons staying at an Illinois hotel during August 9 to 11, 2002, reported influenza-like symptoms to local health departments within 24 to 48 hours of checkout. We investigated to identify the cause and source of illness to guide control measures.
- Publication
Journal of travel medicine, 2005, Vol 12, Issue 4, p173
- ISSN
1195-1982
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2310/7060.2005.12401