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Review Article Open Access June 19, 2025

Current Status of Legionnaires' Disease and Environmental Factors in Japan

Masafumi Seki 1,*
1
1 Division of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka City, Japan
Publihed in: Current Research in Public Health (Volume 5, Issue 1, 2025)
Page(s): 24-27
DOI: 10.31586/gjeid.2025.6129
Received
May 03, 2025
Revised
June 01, 2025
Accepted
June 17, 2025
Published
June 19, 2025
Keywords
Legionnaires' disease; Legionella pneumophila; Outbreak; Serotype; Tsunami; Water supply
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Seki, M. (2025). Current Status of Legionnaires' Disease and Environmental Factors in Japan. Current Research in Public Health, 5(1), 24-27. https://doi.org/10.31586/gjeid.2025.6129
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Seki, M. Current Status of Legionnaires' Disease and Environmental Factors in Japan. Current Research in Public Health 2025 5(1), 24-27. https://doi.org/10.31586/gjeid.2025.6129
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Seki, Masafumi. 2025. "Current Status of Legionnaires' Disease and Environmental Factors in Japan". Current Research in Public Health 5, no. 1: 24-27. https://doi.org/10.31586/gjeid.2025.6129
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Seki M. Current Status of Legionnaires' Disease and Environmental Factors in Japan. Current Research in Public Health. 2025; 5(1):24-27. https://doi.org/10.31586/gjeid.2025.6129 
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ABSTRACT = {Legionnaires' disease became widely known following an outbreak of pneumonia in the United States in 1976. It is often caused by infection from artificial water sources such as cooling towers, water supply and heating systems, and recirculating hot tubs. To effectively implement infection prevention measures for Legionnaires' disease, collaboration among healthcare workers, water supply and heating system managers, building hygiene personnel, and other relevant parties is essential. It is important to note that outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease continue to occur frequently both domestically and internationally. While the number of reported cases of Legionnaires' disease in Japan has increased, the mortality rate has decreased but has stabilized at a lower level. Caution is also required as reports have been made in association with disasters and travel, in addition to artificial environmental water.},
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