Legionnaires' Outbreak in Switzerland's Basel Kills One, 26 Ill
Authorities said 25 patients were hospitalized, including seven in intensive care, after tests found Legionella bacteria at two rooftop cooling facilities.
- An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Basel-City caused 26 people to fall ill, one fatally, health authorities reported on Monday. Cooling towers at an office block are suspected as the source.
- Testing of 10 cooling facilities detected high levels of legionella pneumophila at two units on an office building roof. Both facilities were shut down on Friday and are being refurbished.
- Of the 26 confirmed cases, 25 required hospitalization, including seven needing intensive care. Nine patients remain in hospital, with one still in intensive care.
- Health authorities continue monitoring the situation across Basel as residents with pneumonia symptoms—fever, headache, or shortness of breath—are urged to consult their doctors.
- Legionnaires' disease does not spread between humans and responds to antibiotic treatment. The bacterium typically thrives in poorly maintained water systems like air conditioning units.
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In the last few days in Basel there has been an unusually high number of cases of legionella, 26 precisely, which have also caused a death. The Swiss authorities have announced that they suspect the contamination coming from the two cooling towers installed on an office building. In a press release the cantonal health department [...] The article Legionella Focolaio in Basel, a dead 26 cases: "Verifications on office cooling towers" comes from I…
The incubation lasts ten days: it is therefore likely that the people concerned are many more
In Linz and Linz-Land, significantly more legionella cases have been registered recently than usual. Several people are to be treated in the intensive care unit.
The bacteria feel comfortable in warm water pipes. There is a danger especially due to finely atomized water during showering, by whirlpools or air conditioning systems. Especially in the central room one can currently notice a accumulation. The patients lie partly with severe lung diseases in the intensive care unit.
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