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Outbreak of invasive pneumococcal disease among shipyard workers, Turku, Finland, May to November 2019.

ABSTRACT: We report an outbreak of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia among shipyard workers, in Turku, Southwest Finland. In total, 31 confirmed and six probable cases were identified between 3 May and 28 November 2019. Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 12F, 4 and 8 were isolated from blood cultures of 25 cases. Occupational hygiene measures and vaccination of ca 4,000 workers are underway to control the outbreak at the shipyard.

SUBMITTER: Linkevicius M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6905297 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Outbreak of invasive pneumococcal disease among shipyard workers, Turku, Finland, May to November 2019.

Linkevicius Marius M Cristea Veronica V Siira Lotta L Mäkelä Henna H Toropainen Maija M Pitkäpaasi Marjaana M Dub Timothee T Nohynek Hanna H Puumalainen Taneli T Rintala Esa E Laaksonen Merja E ME Feuth Thijs T Grönroos Juha O JO Peltoniemi Jutta J Frilander Heikki H Lindström Irmeli I Sane Jussi J

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin 20191201 49

We report an outbreak of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia among shipyard workers, in Turku, Southwest Finland. In total, 31 confirmed and six probable cases were identified between 3 May and 28 November 2019. <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> serotypes 12F, 4 and 8 were isolated from blood cultures of 25 cases. Occupational hygiene measures and vaccination of ca 4,000 workers are underway to control the outbreak at the shipyard. ...[more]

PMID: 31822326

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Outbreak of invasive pneumococcal disease among shipyard workers, Turku, Finland, May to November 2019.

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Outbreak of invasive pneumococcal disease among shipyard workers, Turku, Finland, May to November 2019.

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