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Legionella
Legionella
Statutory notification
Legionella
infection is a notifiable infectious disease in Western Australia.
Alert:
Legionella pneumophila
cases must be reported urgently by telephone to the
public health units (Healthy WA)
within a few hours of first suspicion of diagnosis.
See
notifiable communicable disease case definitions
.
Notifications should be made using the communicable disease notification form for
metropolitan residents (PDF 209KB)
or
regional residents (208KB)
.
For notification of regional residents see contact details of
public health units
.
See also description of
statutory medical notifications in Western Australia
.
Public health management
Important information
Infectious agent
: Most common species causing illness in Australia are
Legionella pneumophila
and
L. longbeachae
.
Transmission
: Airborne transmission by breathing in water droplets or air-borne liquid droplets that are contaminated by the bacteria.
Incubation period
: From 2-10 days.
Infectious period
: None. Person-to-person transmission has not been documented.
Case exclusion
: Do not exclude.
Contact exclusion
: Do not exclude.
Treatment
: Antibiotic treatment as recommended by the doctor.
Immunisation
: None available.
Case follow-up
: Is conducted by
public health units (Healthy WA)
, Local Government and Department of Health.
Guidelines
Legionellosis national guidelines for public health units (external site)
Environmental Health Guidance for Legionella control (external site)
OP 2007/05 Testing of hospital mains water supply for
Legionella
(external site)
Notifiable disease data and reports
Notifiable infectious disease dashboard
General infectious disease reports
Produced by
Public Health
Related links
Legionnaires' disease (Healthy WA)