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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2025

Legionnaires' disease outbreak linked to a cold-water source in Yorkshire, 2022.

Alexander Thompson, Aston Quinney, Rob Johnston, Lauren Margrove, Jane Bradbury, Phil Roberts, Baharak Afshar, Gareth J Hughes, Mercy Vergis

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Alexander ThompsonYorkshire and Humber Health Protection Team, https://ror.org/018h10037UK Health Security Agency, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0009-0005-1039-3869
Aston QuinneyNorth East and Yorkshire and Humber Field Services, https://ror.org/00vbvha87UK Health Security Agency, Leeds, UK.
Rob JohnstonFood, Water and Environmental Microbiology Laboratories, https://ror.org/018h10037UK Health Security Agency, York, UK.
Lauren MargroveLocal Authority Environmental Health.
Jane BradburyLocal Authority Environmental Health.
Phil RobertsHealth Unit, https://ror.org/00av5yz18Health and Safety Executive, Bootle, UK.
Baharak AfsharZoonotic and Acute Respiratory Section, Respiratory and Vaccine Preventable Bacteria Reference Unit, https://ror.org/018h10037UK Health Security Agency, London, UK.
Gareth J HughesNorth East and Yorkshire and Humber Field Services, https://ror.org/00vbvha87UK Health Security Agency, Leeds, UK.
Mercy VergisYorkshire and Humber Health Protection Team, https://ror.org/018h10037UK Health Security Agency, Leeds, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease linked to an exclusive cold-water source in a private residential setting in Yorkshire. The cold-water source was identified following microbiological testing of clinical and environmental samples.

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Disease OutbreaksLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseWater MicrobiologyAdultAgedCold TemperatureEnglandFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedWater Supplycold-water systemenforcementEnvironmental healthheat transferLegionellaLegionnaires’ disease

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