Prevention and Control of Legionella Infections in Mountain Huts - the New International Recommendation of the Medical Commission of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA MedCom)

• Main Authors: Enrico Donegani (Author), Carla Zotti (Author), Savina Ditommaso (Author), Maria Stefanetti (Author), Jeremy Windsor (Author), David Hillebrandt (Author), Thomas Küpper (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, Poland, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Legionnaire's disease is a life threatening respiratory tract infection that is commonly associated with a stay in communal accommodations such as hotels, hostels, guesthouses and camping sites. In the European Alps and some other areas of the world mountain refuges and huts can sometimes accom...