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ArticleEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2019

An outbreak of skin rash traced to a portable floating tank in Norway, May 2017.

Susanne Hyllestad, Heidi Lange, Bernardo Guzman-Herrador, Emily MacDonald, Vidar Lund, Preben Aavitsland, Line Vold

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Article in Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Present and future: Infectious tropical travel rashes and the impact of climate change.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2023
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  2. Note from the editors: Don't stop thinking about tomorrow.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Susanne HyllestadNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Zoonotic, Food- and Waterborne Infections,, Oslo, Norway.
Heidi LangeNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Zoonotic, Food- and Waterborne Infections,, Oslo, Norway.
Bernardo Guzman-HerradorNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Zoonotic, Food- and Waterborne Infections,, Oslo, Norway.
Emily MacDonaldNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Zoonotic, Food- and Waterborne Infections,, Oslo, Norway.
Vidar LundNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Zoonotic, Food- and Waterborne Infections,, Oslo, Norway.
Preben AavitslandNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Zoonotic, Food- and Waterborne Infections,, Oslo, Norway.
Line VoldNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Zoonotic, Food- and Waterborne Infections,, Oslo, Norway.
Norwegian Institute of Public Health · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite concerns about infection risks of floating tanks, outbreaks have rarely been reported. In May 2017, an outbreak of skin rash occurred among visitors of a floating tank open for the public in Norway. We assessed the extent and cause of the outbreak and the risk factors for infection in a retrospective cohort study among the visitors of the floating tank using a standardized web-based questionnaire. An environmental investigation was conducted including microbiological analysis of the floating tank water. Of the 46 respondents to the questionnaire (61 distributed), 22 reported symptoms, most commonly palmar and plantar rash, swollen lymph nodes, ear canal pain and itching. None of the investigated risk factors, such as sex, age, duration of bathing or use of the shower after bathing, were significantly associated with illness. The results of the environmental investigation indicated that the water was heavily contaminated by

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Swimming PoolsWater MicrobiologyAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesEnvironmental ExposureExanthemaFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle Agedfloating tanksfolliculitishygieneinfectioninfection controloutbreakskin rashwaterborne infections

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PMID31552820
PMCPMC6761578
OpenAlexW2973917586

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